An Accra High Court has adjourned its ruling on the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s objection to the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s mandamus application concerning four disputed constituencies to January 1, 2025.

The case, presided over by Judge Baah Forson Agyapong on December 31, 2024, follows a ruling by the Supreme Court, which directed the High Court to reconsider the NPP’s application regarding constituencies where election results are contested. The constituencies in question are Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, and Techiman South.

In a unanimous 5-0 decision on December 27, the Supreme Court ruled that the High Court judge should have allowed the NDC’s legal representatives to be heard on their application to be included in the mandamus proceedings, as they are an interested party in the case. The NDC had previously challenged a High Court decision requiring the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate the parliamentary election results in the disputed constituencies.

The dispute centers on allegations of anomalies in the collation process, with both NDC and NPP parliamentary candidates seeking a fresh election in the affected areas. On December 20, 2024, High Court Judge Joseph Adu Owusu Agyeman ruled in favor of the NPP’s application, ordering the EC to proceed with re-collating the results in Ablekuma North, despite objections from NDC lawyers, who argued that the results had already been declared.

Source:TheDotNews