The editor-in-chief of the Daily Searchlight Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie has petitioned the Supreme Court to declare that former President John Dramani Mahama is ineligible to run for re-election in 2024.
Mr. Kuranchie, among other reliefs, in a court document available to Metro TV, is asking for a declaration that, upon true and proper interpretation of Article 66 (1) of the 1992 Constitution, it is clear that a presidential term must be four years.
A declaration that, according to a true and proper reading of Articles 66 (1) and (2) of the 1992 Constitution, a candidate for a second presidential term must be the current president.
A declaration that, according to a true and proper interpretation of Article 62 of the 1992 Constitution, a former President of Ghana is unable to run for President of Ghana.
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor and Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin have joined the suit.
The veteran journalist requests that the court direct the Speaker of Parliament to invoke and implement Article 68 (2) of the 1992 Constitution.
He also asks the court to stop Mr. Mahama from running for president.
He further asks the court to order Mr. Mahama to fully disclose to Parliament the terms of his participation as a National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer.
