JUDGMENT
KULENDI JSC
The Plaintiff, a citizen of Ghana, commenced this action on the 19th day of November 2020, invoking the original jurisdiction of this Court under Articles 2(1) and 130(1)(a) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and Rule 45 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1996, C.I 24 claiming the following reliefs:
a. An interpretation of the phrase "active party politics" as used in Article 276 (1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
b. A declaration that certain Chiefs who, during the electioneering campaign leading up to the 2020 General Elections, "endorsed" one or the other of the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, were, by virtue of such endorsement, involved in "active party politics," per the intent and purpose of Article 276(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
c. That an endorsement by a Chief of any presidential and or parliamentary candi…