General News of Saturday, 22 October 2016Source: dailyguideafrica.com8 failed ‘presidential aspirants’ run to PoliceEight presidential aspirants disqualified by ECEight out of the 12 presidential aspirants who were disqualified by the Electoral Commission (EC) for allegedly committing various criminal and electoral offences while filing their nominations have reported themselves to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the police headquarters in Accra. The presidential aspirants were given up to the close of yesterday, October 21, 2016 to report themselves to the police or face humiliation of being declared wanted. DAILY GUIDE has gathered that after their statements had been taken, the suspected presidential aspirants would be given self-recognizance bail while investigations continue. The police said the disqualified aspirants have breached Article 53 of the Constitution, C.I. The aspirants were disqualified from contesting in the December elections on October 10, 2016 when the Returning Officer, Chair of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, found multiple breaches in the presidential nomination forms submitted by the aspirants.

Source: GhanaWeb October 22, 2016 11:48 UTC