Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says the failure of the Registrar of the Supreme Court to issue a day for the hearing of their injunction application is evidence of judicial manipulation.

The NDC and several other political parties had filed an application of injunction against the Electoral Commission over the Commission’s decision to conduct the limited voters’ registration exercise in its district offices only.

The parties contend that such a decision will disenfranchise so many eligible Ghanaians as the district offices are not easily accessible and will impose an extra burden on registrants.

However, after filing their injunction last week Tuesday, the parties are yet to receive a date for a hearing.

“We were informed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court that the due date for the Application for Interlocutory Injunction to be moved will be given on Monday upon the expressed instructions of the Chief Justice of our dear Republic of Ghana. 

“The decision by the registry of the Supreme Court to defer giving a hearing date for the injunction application on grounds that the Chief Justice is currently out of Accra leaves much to be desired as the CJ should have delegated someone to act in her absence as the practice is,” Asiedu Nketia revealed at a press conference.

He said the inability of the Supreme Court to smoothly function in the absence of the Chief Justice was totally unacceptable.

“The administration of justice in our apex court cannot come to a stand-still simply because the Chief Justice is indisposed or unavailable to give hearing dates. What happened to the e-Justice system the John Mahama led NDC administration toiled for? This deliberate delay should not happen in any civilized country. This is completely unacceptable! 

“This is yet again another clear evidence of judicial manipulation and we condemn it in no uncertain terms,” he said.

Meanwhile, the EC has carried on with the limited voters’ registration unperturbed.