Post judgment brawl between Ramadan, EC needless – Ace Ankomah

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• sampson 9 years ago

  pls the ruling says the legitimate way of treating these NHIS card registrants is to have them deleted by processes established by the law. It did no say by law. By the law means an existing law.

  pls the ruling says the legitimate way of treating these NHIS card registrants is to have them deleted by processes established by the law. It did no say by law. By the law means an existing law.

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• Amma 9 years ago

  have cognitive dissonance. How is the SC expecting people who are already on register to go through registration whether under the law,behind the law or on top of the law? Wouldn't cognitive reasoning say that would be dupli ...
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  have cognitive dissonance. How is the SC expecting people who are already on register to go through registration whether under the law,behind the law or on top of the law? Wouldn't cognitive reasoning say that would be duplication? Is there not automatic sanctions for double registration? Try as I do, I credit the SC with a modicum of reasoning capability so wouldn't think they expected those affected by the Abu Ramadan case (supra) although already registered to be registered again unless their names are removed from the register.
  
  There you go: 'we think that any person whose registration is affected by the decision in the Abu Ramadan case (supra) be given the opportunity to go through the process of registration to establish his eligibility or otherwise in order that the appropriate remedies provided under the law may be applied.' There is no 'ifs and buts' about this, it is a given that the NHIS card registrants have been affected, if the SC deem acceptable for them to remain it would not produce a forty something or so pages verdict. It would have said simply that all this was done under the law, behind the law, on top, lawful and then some so nothing can be done. Please credit the judges with some level of reasoning even if you are inclined to credit yourself none.
  The plaintiffs got three reliefs and two orders . The two important ones are that the register in its current form is neither credible nor accurate reasonably considered and most importantly the constitution places the duty on the Commission to produce one that is reasonably credible and accurate. The Commission leaves the names of NHIS registrants on register at their own peril as it would not pass the credibility and accuracy test.

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• Luther King 9 years ago

  Ace if u also put up an impartial mind, u would realise that ".... Processes under law" is not the same as "....processes under the law". U cant remove some words to suit your argument. That will be diabolical. I have a probl ...
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  Ace if u also put up an impartial mind, u would realise that ".... Processes under law" is not the same as "....processes under the law". U cant remove some words to suit your argument. That will be diabolical. I have a problem with the ruling that appeared to please both plaintiffs and defendants. The blame for this confusion shd be placed on the doorstep of the sc. What prevented the sc from stating their position and orders clearly? Am sure the international community would be laughing at the sc by now. At this point, the whole country is more confused now than we were b4 the judgement. Sc must stop this flip-flopping to preserve our democracy.

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• kofi Agyei 9 years ago

  Ace Ankomah is wrong big time. There is a law that can take care of NHI registrants. Under CI 91, EC or any registered can object to any one who is not qualified to be on the roll. Here EC officials will suo moto object to NH ...
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  Ace Ankomah is wrong big time. There is a law that can take care of NHI registrants. Under CI 91, EC or any registered can object to any one who is not qualified to be on the roll. Here EC officials will suo moto object to NHI registrants. That is it

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• BOY KOFI 9 years ago

  Supreme Court dismissed Abu's substantial case completely by refusing to force the EC to compile a new vters' register.Although the court said the register for voters is not reasonably accurate.They recommended that EC takes ...
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  Supreme Court dismissed Abu's substantial case completely by refusing to force the EC to compile a new vters' register.Although the court said the register for voters is not reasonably accurate.They recommended that EC takes steps immediately to clean the register of voters by the provisons of the 1992 Constitution,and applicable laws of the country.The EC has assured the public that they will obey the SC order and apply the provision of processes of CI 91 to delete the names of all ineligible voters.Thank you.

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• NYANSA 9 years ago

  " ..under the law" means under existing law. That is my layman's understanding. The SC court cannot be talking about the law which does not exist and else cannot be applied. It nee not add the word 'existing' for the meaning ...
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  " ..under the law" means under existing law. That is my layman's understanding. The SC court cannot be talking about the law which does not exist and else cannot be applied. It nee not add the word 'existing' for the meaning to be understood. Anytime a court directs an order according to law, it is talking of the law in place not one being contemplated.

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• Kusii 9 years ago

  Ace, you have also succeded in confusing the general public the more by your '' Existing law and the law'' argument. Is this neccessary at all. The so call pretentious politico-neutral 'Legal brains' like your type are the on ...
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  Ace, you have also succeded in confusing the general public the more by your '' Existing law and the law'' argument. Is this neccessary at all. The so call pretentious politico-neutral 'Legal brains' like your type are the ones who are confused. Please don't bring another useless angle of debate for our 'lazy' media personel to disturb our ears again. We have had enough of it already.

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• Kusii 9 years ago

  Infact what I find more strange and CONFUSING is the belief by 'many' that we can get a clean register by deleting names of NHIs holders and allowing same people register if TWO persons whose names are on the register vouch f ...
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  Infact what I find more strange and CONFUSING is the belief by 'many' that we can get a clean register by deleting names of NHIs holders and allowing same people register if TWO persons whose names are on the register vouch for them. Come on, which is more easier! Having just 'paid' party faithfuls attesting for a so called ' illegible voter' or the process of obtaining an NHIS card. We are only jokers..., another recipe for chaos.

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• Okonko Palm 9 years ago

  Previously I thought that Ace Ankomah was just playing political mischief as against his legal judgement in solidarity with his compatriots, but now I know that the man has become so partisan as to becloud his proper sense of ...
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  Previously I thought that Ace Ankomah was just playing political mischief as against his legal judgement in solidarity with his compatriots, but now I know that the man has become so partisan as to becloud his proper sense of judgment.
  
  Twisting words out of context in the face of a ruling that was so clear will not endear him to those who mistakenly thought he could do a proper legal analysis without compromising.In fact he is diminished in my estimation.

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• King Bright 9 years ago

  Well, well and well, why is the ndc so bent on opposing anything sane, lawful and sensible? The whole world has witnessed that 'unholy' matrimony between the ndc and the ec since 2008 to the destruction of Ghana, why?

  Well, well and well, why is the ndc so bent on opposing anything sane, lawful and sensible? The whole world has witnessed that 'unholy' matrimony between the ndc and the ec since 2008 to the destruction of Ghana, why?

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• nana addo 9 years ago

  It is the peoples trust that politicians should looking for instead of all this rubbish with registers.
  Registers do not vote it is people who vote yet everyday ACE and co disturb us with issues which are never fundamental t ...
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  It is the peoples trust that politicians should looking for instead of all this rubbish with registers.
  Registers do not vote it is people who vote yet everyday ACE and co disturb us with issues which are never fundamental to our honesty as a people.
  There is no political party worth dying for . They are just all the same drawn from the same genetic pool of dimwits, conmen, and out right braggarts each wanting to take us for a ride.
  What a nation where the greatest vision of any politician is to win political power and be called honorable.

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• Kapp Putt 9 years ago

  There are three Categories of people killing this country: corrupt lawyers, Corrupt media practitioners and the corrupt political class. Political class includes the civil servants. If you are a lawyer called upon to advise ...
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  There are three Categories of people killing this country: corrupt lawyers, Corrupt media practitioners and the corrupt political class. Political class includes the civil servants. If you are a lawyer called upon to advise your client, in this case, the EC, Can't you apply common sense? Even if you don't know the law, don't you have a brain too? What kind of joke is this?

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• JEFF WISEMAN 9 years ago

  IF the EC is not under the highest court of the land then GHANA constitution must be immediately be
  rewrite. Every human or even a foreigner who does not know the law of the land if commit an offence without knowing is arre ...
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  IF the EC is not under the highest court of the land then GHANA constitution must be immediately be
  rewrite. Every human or even a foreigner who does not know the law of the land if commit an offence without knowing is arrested and charge.Every institution,THE POLICE,
  THE GOVERNMENT,COMPANIES,CHIEFS court JUDGES ECT,ECT, all under the law
  WHY NOT EC? If the EC is not under highest court of the land what if the
  EC sited with one party of EC chairman choice to become the winner
  GHANA IS ALWAYS BACKWARDS IS THERE NO SCENCEBLE INTELECTUALS THERE TO STAND UP FOR MOTHER GHANA? Because of corruption they have make the laws to
  suite themselves. WAKE UP GHANAIANS
  AND SPEAK OUT FOR THE LAW TO BE
  CHANGE THAT EC MUST BE UNDER THE
  SPREME COURT WHICH THE HIGHEST COURT
  OF THE LAND. A WORD TO A WISE IS ENOUGH.

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• Okonko Palm 9 years ago

  A little learning is a dangerous thing.I am afraid you epitomize that.

  A little learning is a dangerous thing.I am afraid you epitomize that.

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• kaketonti 9 years ago

  THIEF K4-NPP WON 2 ELECTIONS WITH SAME.ONLY ONE PERSON IS DISTURBING AND ANNOYING GHANA.SAY TO HIM:ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

  THIEF K4-NPP WON 2 ELECTIONS WITH SAME.ONLY ONE PERSON IS DISTURBING AND ANNOYING GHANA.SAY TO HIM:ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

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• george 9 years ago

  I am confused. What are you saying? What is your conclusion?

  I am confused. What are you saying? What is your conclusion?

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• Kpakri 9 years ago

  So, if at the end of election 2016, one name is found in the register, who has registered with NHIS, dont you think that it can be used to litigate the results?What about all the MPs and the president and even all the assembl ...
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  So, if at the end of election 2016, one name is found in the register, who has registered with NHIS, dont you think that it can be used to litigate the results?What about all the MPs and the president and even all the assembly members who were voted for by these same NHIS holders?This is why in the wisdom of the SC such people can not just be deleted from the register other than legitimate means.I can not even remember which card I used to register.Again, what happened if I used NHIS yo register myself and in the current limited registration I guaranteed for somebody to be registered?If my name is to be deleted, should that person I guaranteed for be deleted too?My brothers and sisters, let us not complicated issues.

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