Bernard Mornah, the former chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC), has revealed that he only received official communication regarding his disqualification from the 2024 presidential race after his legal team had engaged the Electoral Commission (EC).

Speaking in an interview with JoyNews, Mornah explained that he had attempted multiple times to get clarity from the EC but received no response.

"I reached out to the EC Chair three times, but she could not pick. I called Sammy Tetteh, whose signature is said to be on the release, three times, he also didn't respond. Then I call Quiaquoe, and he says the committee has finished its job and they have given it to the commission."

Mr Mornah said his legal team had written to the EC seeking clarification on his disqualification. "On the basis of that, I made my lawyers write to the EC today to demand any information of why we have not received a letter. My lawyers sent the letter to the Electoral Commission, and we have receipt of the EC receiving the letter. Then at 1:17 pm, Asante Kissi now sent me a letter via WhatsApp."

He further noted that the EC had initially contacted his team regarding some errors in his Nomination Forms, which were rectified immediately. "The EC had earlier reached out to us concerning some errors in page 9, 10, 32 up to 50, and those errors were rectified."

Despite the corrections, Mornah said he received verbal confirmation from the EC during a phone call while in the Volta Region that the corrections had been received. However, he only officially learned about his disqualification after engaging the EC through his lawyers.

In a communiqué released on Friday, September 20, 2024, the EC disqualified Bernard Mornah and Janet Nabla of the People’s National Party (PNP) following a thorough examination of the Nomination Forms filed between September 9 and September 13, 2024. The EC emphasized that all candidates must meet the legal requirements to contest in the December 2024 elections.