- Kenneth Agyei Kranchi’s application challenging John Dramani Mahama’s eligibility for the 2024 election has been rejected by the Supreme Court.
- Despite the setback, Crunchy remains determined to right the wrongs in the case and return to court.
- The Supreme Court ruled on November 14, 2023 that John Dramani Mahama is eligible to stand in the 2024 general elections.
Kenneth Agye Krunchie says he will return to court to correct errors in his case after the Supreme Court rejected his application challenging former President John Dramani Mahama’s eligibility to stand in the 2024 elections. He remains determined.
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, November 14, that Kuranchie’s application was flawed and dismissed it.
Correspondence to reporters After the court’s decision, Mr Crunchy, a private law practitioner, remained steadfast, acknowledging that the potential consequences were still being debated.
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“We have been discussing this process for about two weeks and this is what we expected as a possible outcome. As lawyers, when you go to court, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, but calmly I’ll take care of it,” then you hope for a better day. ” 3news.com and quoted him.
meanwhile admit an oversight As can happen in legal proceedings, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Searchlight promised to correct the errors in the document and return to court.
He said:
“Sometimes these oversights happen. I’m going to be in the primary, but once the primary is over…I’ll have more time to correct my paperwork and come back.”
In June this year, Mr Cranchy filed a lawsuit against Mr Mahama challenging his eligibility to run in next year’s presidential election. He has been considering a lawsuit since 2018.
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It is his contention that, following the proper interpretation of Article 66(1) of the 1992 Constitution, the Supreme Court should declare the former president ineligible to contest the presidency.
The article’s interpretation was that Mr. Mahama was a “former president” and therefore could not contest for president again.
However, in a decision on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, the Supreme Court dismissed the case. The Supreme Court also ruled that Mr Mahama is eligible to stand in the 2024 general elections.
He announced that he will return to court after December 2, 2023.
Owusu-Bempah talks about his candidacy for President Mahama
In other news regarding Mr Mahama’s presidential candidacy, Pastor Isaac Owusu-Bempah said the former president no longer had any mental barriers holding him back.
Owusu Bempah, who is affiliated with the New Patriotic Party, had in the past ruled out the possibility of Mr Mahama becoming president.
Now, the preacher said these mental barriers that hindered John Mahama in the 2020 elections have been removed.
Source: YEN.com.gh