{"id":225251,"date":"2024-10-03T14:09:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/03\/pnc-begs-ec-to-reconsider-bernard-mornahs-disqualification\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T14:09:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:09:21","slug":"pnc-begs-ec-to-reconsider-bernard-mornahs-disqualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/03\/pnc-begs-ec-to-reconsider-bernard-mornahs-disqualification\/","title":{"rendered":"PNC Begs EC To Reconsider Bernard Mornah&#8217;s Disqualification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Bernard Mornah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has made a passionate appeal to the Electoral Commission (EC) to reconsider the disqualification of its presidential candidate, Bernard Mornah, citing human errors and omissions in the provisional voters register.<\/p>\n<p>At an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, PNC National Chairman Samson Asaki Awingobit urged the EC to rethink its decision, highlighting the commission\u2019s acknowledgment of human errors in managing elections.<\/p>\n<p>Awingobit argued that if the EC accepts errors as part of the process, the PNC\u2019s disqualification should be re-examined under the same understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Mornah\u2019s journey to the presidency has been marked by controversy, having won the party\u2019s flagbearership slot amidst drama and legal challenges from contender David Apasera<\/p>\n<p>Bernard Mornah\u2019s disqualification stems from issues with his nomination forms, specifically the requirement for signatures from registered voters in all 16 regions of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The EC\u2019s decision was met with outrage from the PNC, which attributed the errors to human mistakes and omissions in the provisional voters register.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EC\u2019s Response<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The EC has maintained that Bernard Mornah\u2019s disqualification is in accordance with the electoral laws of Ghana.<br \/>\u201cThe commission cannot compromise on the integrity of the electoral process,\u201d EC Chairperson Jean Mensa stated. \u201cCandidates must meet the requirements as stipulated by law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mornah\u2019s Lawsuit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bernard Mornah, when disqualified, sued the EC, seeking an order restraining the Commission from proceeding with the election without his candidacy, a declaration that his disqualification was unconstitutional, and an order compelling the EC to declare him eligible to run in the election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The outcome of Mornah\u2019s lawsuit and the PNC\u2019s appeal will have significant implications for the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>If successful, Mornah\u2019s reinstatement could alter the electoral landscape and potentially impact the chances of other candidates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernard Mornah \u00a0 The People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has made a passionate appeal to the Electoral Commission (EC) to reconsider the disqualification of its presidential candidate, Bernard Mornah, citing human errors and omissions in the provisional voters register. At an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, PNC National Chairman Samson Asaki [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":225252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-225251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PNC Begs EC To Reconsider Bernard Mornah&#039;s Disqualification - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/03\/pnc-begs-ec-to-reconsider-bernard-mornahs-disqualification\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PNC Begs EC To Reconsider Bernard Mornah&#039;s Disqualification - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bernard Mornah \u00a0 The People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has made a passionate appeal to the Electoral Commission (EC) to reconsider the disqualification of its presidential candidate, Bernard Mornah, citing human errors and omissions in the provisional voters register. 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