Wyclef Jean to fight Haiti presidency ban

Wyclef Jean has announced via Twitter that he plans to appeal his disqualification from the presidential race in Haiti.

It was confirmed on Friday that the CEP, the country's provisional electoral council, had rejected the former Fugees star's bid to run for office, but the 40-year-old took to the social networking website this morning to state his intention to fight the ban.

"Tomorrow our lawyers are appealing the decision of the CEP," Jean wrote. "We have met all the requirements set by the laws. And the law must be respected."

E! News claims that Jean is planning to appeal on grounds that the committee threw out his presidential bid before Haiti's national electoral dispute office could rule whether the singer's absence from the country rendered him ineligible to campaign.

The CEP has yet to elaborate on the reasoning behind their decision, but the fact that Jean has not resided in the island nation for five years has previously been touted as a potential issue.