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A Fellow of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof Kwaku Asare claims articles 8(2) and 94(2a) of the Ghanaian constitution have often not been read correctly when it comes to dual citizens participating in governmental affairs.
A fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare has described as
“unconstitutional and unusual” the President s directive for Auditor General, Daniel Domelovo to go on retirement.
A March 3 communiqué from the Presidency read:
“the attention of the President of the Republic has been drawn to records and documents made available to this Office by the Audit Service, that indicate that your date of birth is 1st June, 1960, and that in accordance with article 199 (1) of the Constitution, your date of retirement as Auditor-General was 1st June, 2020”.
Speaking to this on
Joy Newsfile programme, Prof Kwaku Asare said even though this act may not be related to the resignation of former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu,
A fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare has described as
“unconstitutional and unusual” the President s directive for Auditor General, Daniel Domelovo to go on retirement.
A March 3 communiqué from the Presidency read:
“the attention of the President of the Republic has been drawn to records and documents made available to this Office by the Audit Service, that indicate that your date of birth is 1st June, 1960, and that in accordance with article 199 (1) of the Constitution, your date of retirement as Auditor-General was 1st June, 2020”.
Speaking to this on
Joy Newsfile programme, Prof Kwaku Asare said even though this act may not be related to the resignation of former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu,
Petitioner
The case was filed by the NDC’s 2020 Presidential Candidate, John Dramani Mahama. He is the former President of Ghana who lost the 2016 election and contested in the 2020 polls with the hope of capturing power
Respondents
In accordance with the rules governing the hearing of petitions in Ghana, Mr. Mahama named Ghana’s electoral management body, Electoral Commission and Nana Akufo-Addo as respondents. Nana Akufo-Addo has been President of Ghana since 2016 and was declared the winner of the 2020 polls by the Electoral Commission.
John Mahama’s case
Mr. Mahama claims none of the candidates who contested the polls obtained more than 50% of the votes cast. He alleges that the person said to have won the polls benefitted from vote padding.