Mahama loyalists in NDC push third-term bid at Supreme Court

In his suit, Alhassan is asking the apex court to declare that a person who has served two separate, non-consecutive terms as President is eligible to contest again - a direct challenge to Article 66(2) of the 1992 Constitution." But in his statement of claim, Alhassan argues for a different interpretation: "that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 66(2) of the 1992 Constitution, a person who has served two separate and distinct terms of office, as opposed to two consecutive terms, is eligible to contest the presidency," adding that "any attempt to prevent such a person is inconsistent with and in contravention of the 1992 Constitution."Article 66(2) states: "A person shall not be elected to hold office as President of Ghana for more than two terms.