Supreme Court directs Ken Kuranchie to amend his reliefs in suit against former president Mahama
Mr. Kuranchie, who is a legal practitioner, is seeking, among others, a declaration that, upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 66(1) of the 1992 Constitution, the presidential term is four years.
The Supreme Court has directed the editor of the Daily Searchlight Newspaper, Ken Agyei Kuranchie, to amend his reliefs in his suit seeking to restrain former President Mahama from contesting the 2024 presidential election.
Mr. Kuranchie, who is a legal practitioner, is seeking, among others, a declaration that, upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 66(1) of the 1992 Constitution, the presidential term is four years.
And that, per Article 66(1) and (2) of the Constitution, a person seeking a second presidential term must be a sitting president.
In November last year, the Supreme Court dismissed a similar suit by Mr Kuranchie.
When the case was called on May 8, 2024, Mr. Kuranchie, who is representing himself, prayed to the Chief Justice-led panel that he wanted to expand two of his reliefs by providing additional constitutional provisions.
However, this was not opposed by the counsels for the ex-president, the Attorney General, or the Speaker of Parliament.
The court thus ordered him to make the amendments by May 10, 2024.
Other members of the panel were; Justice Mariama Owusu, Justice Avril Lovelace-Johnson, Justice Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, Justice Samuel Asiedu, Justice Ernest Gaewu, and Justice Yaw Darko Asare.
Per his suit, the plaintiff is seeking the following additional reliefs at the apex court;
A declaration that on the true and proper interpretation of Articles 66(1) and (2) of the 1992 Constitution, a second presidential term must be consecutive to the first term.
A declaration that, on a true and proper interpretation of Article 68(2) of the 1992 Constitution, a former President of Ghana falls under the supervision and control of the Parliament of Ghana in all his/her future offices.
A declaration that on a true and proper interpretation of Article 68(2) of the 1992 Constitution, a former President of Ghana requires parliamentary approval before he can occupy any office other than an Office of State.
