The Supreme Court has adjourned its ruling on an application filed by Akwatia MP, Ernest Kumi, seeking to overturn an interim injunction that barred his swearing-in on January 6, 2025 to April 30, 2025.
Despite the injunction, Kumi proceeded with the ceremony, leading to a contempt charge by the High Court.
Ernest Kumi’s legal team, led by Gary Nimako Marfo, argues that the High Court lacked jurisdiction in granting the injunction, as it stemmed from an election petition filed prematurely by NDC parliamentary candidate Henry Boakye.
They claim the petition was filed on December 31, 2024, before the official gazette publication of election results on January 6, 2025.
However, Boakye’s lawyers counter this, asserting that the results were gazeted earlier on December 24, 2024, and presented evidence to support their claim.
The Electoral Commission’s legal representative, Justin Amennuvor, revealed that neither version of the gazette was presented to the High Court during its ruling, instead, the judge relied on an online publication cited by NDC lawyers to determine jurisdiction.
The EC’s legal representative insists that the absence of the official gazette record undermines the ruling, warranting its reversal.
The five-member Supreme Court panel, chaired by Justice Gabriel Pwamang, will deliver its decision on April 30, a ruling that could have significant implications for the case and Kumi’s position as MP.
