EC’s disqualification of Joana Cudjoe mischievous and disingenuous – NDC
Edudzie Tamekloe, the Head of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) for disqualifying Joana Gyan Cudjoe, the party’s parliamentary candidate for Amenfi Central. He described the EC’s decision as both “mischievous” and “disingenuous,” arguing that the disqualification was based on an interlocutory injunction tied to a previously annulled primary election in May.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Breakfast Show with Bernard Avle, Tamekloe explained that the injunction in question was known to the EC, as they were a party to the case and had been present at the court hearings. He emphasized that the NDC had annulled the original election and conducted a rerun in September 2024, which the EC supervised, making the disqualification even more questionable.
Tamekloe further accused the EC of taking sides by citing the injunction as the basis for the disqualification in an October 10 letter signed by the Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey. He argued that the injunction related to the annulled May election, not the September rerun, and criticized the EC for what he sees as undue interference.
He stated, “The EC cannot act like an octopus and move everywhere looking to disqualify a candidate whose election it supervised,” expressing frustration that the disqualification seemed to come out of nowhere after the party had believed the issue was resolved.
The NDC is likely to continue challenging the disqualification in court, as they believe it lacks a solid legal foundation.
