The former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has suggested that the efforts of the presidential candidate of the People’s National Convention, Bernard Mornah, to pursue legal action against his disqualification by the Electoral Commission are in vain.

Mr Mornah, who was not among the 13 presidential candidates approved by the Electoral Commission for the upcoming December 7 general elections, has filed a lawsuit, claiming that his disqualification was unlawful.

In response to the news, Allotey Jacobs implied that Mornah's fate regarding the election is already determined.

“What is written is written; what is written is that you will never be part of this election,” he stated during a panel discussion on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo morning show on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

Despite his remarks, Allotey Jacobs expressed his willingness to accompany Mornah to court in his pursuit of justice.

“I wish to see him so I can escort him to court,” he stated.

Mornah contends that his disqualification constitutes a violation of his rights, is illegal, and did not adhere to the due process mandated by law.

In a court filing obtained by GhanaWeb, he requested, “An order of mandamus compelling the 2nd respondent to declare the 1st applicant as duly nominated to contest the 2024 public presidential elections.”

On Friday, September 20, 2024, the Electoral Commission announced that out of 24 aspirants who submitted nominations for the 2024 presidential elections, 11 were disqualified for failing to rectify errors on their nomination forms.