Some members of the Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Eastern Regional Police Headquarters have been dispatched to the Volta Region for border duties ahead of Supreme Court Judgement on NDC versus Electoral Commission case on the Voter Register.
The Police Personnel left Koforidua over the weekend.
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court is expected to deliver judgement in a consolidated application where the National Democratic Congress and Mark Takyi-Banson are challenging the compilation of the electoral register by the Electoral Commission.
On Wednesday Takyi-Banson and his lawyers had 10miniute to move the application while the Attorney General’s department also had the same time to respond.
The parties in the case now that have been consolidated are NDC and Mark Takyi-Banson an individual against the EC and AG.
The panel chaired by Chief Justice, Kwesi Anin Yeboah after hearing the parties adjourned the case to today Thursday, June 24.
Meanwhile, IMANI Ghana’s brief to the apex as a friend to the court was dismissed. The court said they had made public statements showing their support to one of the party’s in the matter hence is not neutral.
The Police Personnel will be maintained at the Borders together with other security operatives until the intended Compilation of Voter’s register done if the Supreme Court gives EC the green light.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
