Supreme Court throws out case over 45 constituencies

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Supreme Court throws out case over 45 constituencies

19 October 2012

The Supreme Court has, by a unanimous decision, thrown out a suit brought by a private citizen challenging the constitutionality of the creation of the 45 new constituencies by the Electoral Commission.

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The plaintiff, Mr. Ransford France, argued the Electoral Commission acted in contravention of the constitution when it laid before Parliament a Constitutional Instrument (CI 78) to give legal backing to the creation of the new constituencies.

Friday's decision is the second time the plaintiff has failed in court in attempt to stop the creation of the new constituencies.

He filed an application for an interim injunction to prevent Parliament from passing the controversial CI 78 which needed 21 sitting days to mature.

That application was deemed incompetent and therefore failed. Friday, October 19, was set for the substantive case but the justices of the highest court of the land have rejected his argument.

This ruling means the last legal hurdle to the creation of the constituencies has now been removed.

All the political parties have, in any case, selected their parliamentary candidates for the constituencies.

From: Myjoyonline.com