The New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the Electoral Commission (EC) are scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, December 31, to address disputes over the collation of election results in constituencies such as Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central.
This follows a Supreme Court ruling overturning a High Court decision that had granted an NPP application directing the EC to conduct re-collations in constituencies initially declared in favor of the NDC. After the re-collations, the EC declared NPP candidates winners in seven constituencies.
Dissatisfied with the re-collations, the NDC petitioned the Supreme Court, claiming their candidates’ rights to natural justice were violated as they were not given a fair hearing at the High Court. The party also alleged bias on the part of the presiding judge.
The Supreme Court agreed that the NDC candidates’ rights to natural justice had been breached and overturned the High Court’s decision. However, it found no evidence of bias against the judge but ordered the case to be reassigned to a different judge.
The High Court will now deliberate on the fate of the disputed constituencies—Techiman South, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central—during Tuesday’s session.
