Ghana Election 2024

NDC Challenges High Court Ruling on Nsawam-Adoagyiri and Other Constituencies

Dec 20, 2024 - 21:14

Ghana's National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken a significant step by filing an application to stay the High Court's ruling on the recollation of parliamentary results for several disputed constituencies.

The High Court had previously ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate and announce the results for the Ablekuma North and Nsawam Adoagyiri constituencies, effectively nullifying earlier announcements. This decision came after six New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates initiated a judicial review, seeking a mandamus order to compel the EC to re-collate and announce the election results.

The NDC, which had attempted to join the case but was dismissed due to insufficient grounds, is now seeking an order from the Supreme Court to quash the High Court's ruling and restrain the EC from re-collating the results. The NDC argues that the High Court committed a non-jurisdictional error of law by failing to exercise its powers under Order 55 rule 5 (2) of C.I 47.

“The High Court committed a non-jurisdictional error of law by failing to exercise its powers under Order 55 rule 5(2) of C.I 47 to direct the 2nd to 6th interested parties to serve the mandamus applications on the Applicants who have interests in the subject of dispute: Error of law apparent on the face of the record which error of- law occasioned a substantial miscarriage of justice.”