Supreme Court overturns High Court’s order on election results for four constituencies

The Supreme Court has overturned a High Court decision that ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to collate parliamentary election results for four constituencies from the December 2024 polls.

The constituencies involved are Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, Techiman South, and Ablekuma North.

The High Court in Accra on Friday (20 December), ordered the EC to collate and finalize the results for six constituencies.

This order was issued after parliamentary candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for these areas filed separate legal applications (mandamus) asking the EC to complete the process.

However a five-member panel of the Supreme CCourton Friday (27 December) unanimously ruled that the High Court had failed to give a fair hearing to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidates for the four constituencies before issuing its directive.

The Supreme Court explained that results for the four constituencies had already been collated and declared before the High Court’s order. Therefore, it was unfair and against the principles of justice to proceed without hearing the NDC candidates.

The Apex Court has ordered a re-hearing of the case for the four constituencies by a different judge. The NDC candidates will now be given the opportunity to present their arguments. This re-hearing is set to take place on Tuesday (31 December).

The court clarified that its ruling does not affect the other two constituencies, Nsawam Adoagyir and Ahafo Ano North, where collation had not been completed when the High Court issued its order.

Reporting By Jonathan Ofori, Asaase Newsroom 

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