‘PRESIDENTS’ BANNED
…Ghana's presidential aspirants disqualified over signatures
ACCRA- Ghana's electoral commission has disqualified five presidential aspirants from December's general election "over defective signatures and fake endorsements" in their nomination papers.
The candidates will be forwarded to the police for further investigation, according to an official statement.
They include Kofi Koranteng (independent), Marricke Kofi Gane (independent), Akwasi Odike (United Progressive Party), Kwasi Busumburu (People’s Action Party) and Agyenim Boateng (United Front Party).
The commission will refund each candidate their 100, 000 Ghanian cedi ($17, 000) filing fee.
A total of 12 aspirants have been cleared to run for the presidency, including incumbent, Nana Akufo-Addo, who is seeking a second five-year term.
Meanwhile the Tanzanian Electoral Commission has said that voters with missing identify cards will be allowed to use driving licences and passports to vote in next week's general election.
The commission said the names of those voting using such documents should tally with their details in the voters’ register, according to a statement on Twitter.
President John Magufuli, who is seeking re-election, is facing competition from opposition candidate Tundu Lissu.
And Guinea's opposition leader, Cellou Dalein Diallo, has declared himself winner of Sunday's presidential election despite the fact official results have not yet been announced.
The electoral commission says vote counting is still ongoing and that it is the only body mandated to announce the winner.