Former president John Dramani Mahama has been sued over his eligibility to stand again in the 2024 elections.
The Plaintiff, Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, who is the Editor-in-chief of the Daily Searchlight newspaper, has dragged Mr Mahama to the Supreme Court asking it to determine if he (Mahama) truly qualifies to seek re-election in any polls to be conducted in the country with regards to Article 66 (1) of the 1992 Constitution.
Mahama served for four years after winning the election in 2012 on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He decided to seek a second term in 2016 and 2020 but lost to Nana Akufo-Addo in both years.
Mr Kuranchie wants the Supreme Court to disqualify Mahama from contesting as a flagbearer of a political party or the presidency in the future.
For him, the constitution through Article 66 (1) of the 1992 Constitution clearly says that a person seeking a second presidential term must be a sitting president. In the case of former President Mahama, he is only seeking to recontest after being out of office for about 8 years.
He maintained that per the provision in the constitution, a former president seeking re-election must seek parliamentary approval before going on with his ambitions.
SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
