Samuel Apea-Danquah, leader of the Yellow Ghana movement, has criticized the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to disqualify him and other presidential candidates from contesting the 2024 elections, describing it as disrespectful.
Apea-Danquah, along with 10 other disqualified candidates, has announced plans to take legal action against the EC to have their names reinstated on the December 7 ballot.
During an interview on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News, Apea-Danquah rejected the EC’s claim that he was disqualified for not submitting his running mate’s tax certificates, calling the allegation false and deeply disrespectful.
“We submitted hard copies, so I don’t even understand where this is coming from. To outright lie on national television and humiliate us like this, we feel very disrespected,” Apea-Danquah said to host Umaru Sanda Amadu.
“The EC lied. I am a meticulous person. We submitted my running mate’s tax clearance certificates. I sent a copy via WhatsApp and delivered a hard copy in person to the EC.
It’s extremely embarrassing because it portrays us as if we are not serious candidates, as if we just decided to run for president because we have some extra money lying around,” he added in frustration.
Apea-Danquah was disqualified along with Bernard Mornah of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and Janet Nabla of the People’s National Party (PNP), among others.
The other disqualified candidates include Nana Stephens Adjepong, Paul Perkoh, James Kwesi Oppong, John Enyonam Kwakwu Kpikpi, Dr. Samuel Sampong Ankrah, Nii Amu Darko, Desmond Abrefah, and Kofi Asamoah Siaw of the Progressive People’s Party.
