The High Court is set to rule on the matter involving the parliamentary results of some disputed constituencies in the just-ended elections today, Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the Electoral Commission (EC) are still battling the issues surrounding the re-collation of results in some constituencies including the Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central.
This comes after a ruling by the Supreme Court overturned a High Court decision that granted an application by the NPP compelling the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate results of certain constituencies.
The said constituencies were initially declared for the NDC by the EC but later went to the NPP after the re-collations were done. Seven out of the nine constituencies were all won by the NPP.
Following the re-declarations, the NDC headed to the Supreme Court, arguing that their candidates’ rights to natural justice had been violated because they were not given a hearing at the High Court. The party also accused the presiding judge of bias.
The apex court, in its ruling, sided with the NDC saying their candidates’ rights to natural justice had been breached and overturned the High Court’s decision. However, the Supreme Court found no evidence of bias on the judge’s part but directed that the case be reassigned to a new judge.
The High Court is now tasked with deciding the fate of the disputed constituencies—Techiman South, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central—during its Tuesday session.
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