Supreme Court to Decide on NDC's Case Against EC on Disputed Parliamentary Collation January 23

Accra, Ghana - 16 Jan, 2025 - Ghana's Supreme Court is set to hear a crucial case on January 23, as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) seeks to overturn a High Court decision that allowed the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate parliamentary results in four disputed constituencies.

The NDC claims that the EC's actions are unlawful and has filed a certiorari at the Supreme Court to quash the High Court's ruling. The party argues that the EC's decision to re-collate results in Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, Techiman South, and Ablekuma North constituencies was improper.

The dispute began when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) filed a mandamus application at the High Court, seeking an order to compel the EC to complete the collation exercise and declare winners in the disputed constituencies. The High Court granted the application on January 4, prompting the NDC to challenge the decision at the Supreme Court.

The NDC's initial court case to halt the collation of parliamentary results was put on hold indefinitely because the NPP candidates weren't properly notified, according to Dr. Rashid Tanko-Computer, the NDC's Deputy Director of Elections and IT who spoke in an interview with Citi News.

“We went to court on Monday, and the judge indicated that the NPP candidates had not been properly served, so our lawyers must find a way to serve them before the matter can be properly heard. As a result, the case was adjourned indefinitely until they are properly served,” he explained.

“However, the certiorari we filed at the Supreme Court is scheduled for January 23, where we will ask the Court to quash the decision made by the trial judge, which allowed the EC to proceed with what we consider an illegal activity. We will be in the Supreme Court on the 23rd to argue our case,'' he added.

Source: Lead News Online