The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed a legal challenge to prevent the Electoral Commission (EC) from re-collating and redeclaring the parliamentary results for the Dome-Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, and Obuasi East constituencies.
The party argues that the EC no longer has the authority to revisit the results after they were initially declared.
This legal action follows ongoing disputes over the initial collation process. The EC had earlier invalidated the results for several constituencies, citing procedural irregularities in the collation process.
Deputy EC Chair for Operations, Samuel Tettey, confirmed on December 13 that the results for Dome-Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central were invalidated due to non-compliance with procedures outlined in CI 127, with police present to ensure the smooth continuation of the re-collation process.
However, the NDC and five parliamentary candidates—Faustina Elikplim Akurugu, Baba Sadiq, Ewurabena Aubynn, Ebi Bright, and Samuel Aboagye—dispute the EC’s actions. They argue that the EC has exhausted its mandate and is no longer authorized to revisit the results.
The NDC is seeking a court order to stop the EC from re-collating, recounting, or redeclaring the results for these constituencies. In its notice of motion, the party requests that the court declare the EC no longer has the authority to alter the parliamentary results.
The legal action raises concerns over the EC’s authority and the wider implications for electoral integrity and transparency in the country.
Additionally, Dr. John Kofi Halm, the NDC’s parliamentary candidate for Trobu, has filed a separate election petition contesting the validity of the December 7 parliamentary election in his constituency.
Dr. Halm claims that the election was marred by up to 98 irregularities across 288 polling stations, arguing that the process did not comply with Regulation 39 of the Public Elections Regulations (C.I. 127). He is seeking a court order to nullify the results from the affected polling stations and mandate a rerun in those areas.
Furthermore, Dr. Halm has requested the court to prevent the Clerk of Parliament from swearing in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Gloria Owusu, who was declared the winner by the Electoral Commission.
