EC disqualifies Akua Donkor's replacement, Roman Fada. Here are the reasons

The Ghana Freedom Party's (GFP) replacement flagbearer, Philip Appiah Kubi, often known as Roman Fada in the media, was rejected by the country's Electoral Commission (EC) for having mistakes and infractions on his nomination form.

At a news conference on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, EC Chair Jean Mensa delivered this announcement.

The EC decided to exclude Kubi from running in the next election because, according to Jean Mensa, some anomalies could not be ignored, even though the party was given the opportunity to address these discrepancies.

The passing of Akua Donkor, the GFP's original flagbearer and founding leader, was a significant blow to the organization at first. The party had to scramble to recruit a substitute for the December 2024 presidential election after her untimely death on October 15.

Kubi was appointed as a result of the EC giving the GFP a 10-day window to propose a new flagbearer.

But after reviewing it, the EC found a number of problems in Kubi's documentation that went beyond straightforward typos. While the party fixed some of the mistakes found, other components were judged "illegitimate" and prohibited by election laws, according to EC Chair Jean Mensa.

Jean Mensa emphasized that regardless of the party's efforts to correct any errors, the EC's responsibility to maintain the integrity of the electoral process forbids their adoption.