Level of decay in the judiciary shocking – Bernard Mornah

Bernard Mornah, the flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the High Court’s dismissal of his lawsuit challenging the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to disqualify him from the 2024 presidential race.

In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News, Mornah described the ruling as a reflection of the “appalling decay” within the judiciary.

He criticised the court’s decision and lamented what he perceived as a decline in judicial standards.

Mornah and 10 other presidential aspirants, were disqualified by the EC for various errors and omissions in their nomination forms—a decision he vehemently opposed.

He further argued that the EC, which disqualified him for supposed lack of meticulousness, should not be the authority to criticise others for such errors.

According to Mornah, the EC itself falls short of maintaining the same level of accuracy it demands from others.

“I was shocked at the level of decay that is gripping the judiciary and if we will be able to practice democracy because what the judge tried to do is appalling and I feel that we are a long way from democracy and close to anarchy.

“The EC does not come closer to being meticulous when it comes to errors. I pointed out to errors that the EC made on the presidential and parliamentary forms and its mistakes are tolerated and mine are not and I don’t understand that. ”

“The EC told me that I had incomplete particulars on my nomination form, which were worked on and later the EC came and said they detected several errors and omissions and so today if the court is talking about several errors, how can that be several errors and omissions,” Mr Mornah further asked.

Speaking to the media on the morning of October 21, after the ruling, Mornah asserted that the EC erred in its decision to disqualify him along with the ten other candidates and disclosed that he would challenge the High Court’s decision at the Supreme Court.

source: citinewsroom.com