Supreme Court sets aside Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, 2 other re-collated results

The Supreme Court has set aside the re-collated results for the Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central and Techiman South constituencies.

This ruling comes after the NDC challenged a controversial High Court ruling from December 20 that directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate parliamentary election results in nine disputed constituencies.

The EC has so far complied with the directive in seven of the nine constituencies which were all won by the NPP. However, the results for Dome/Kwabenya and Ablekuma North remain pending.

The NDC has strongly opposed the recollation process, describing it as illegal and lacking merit. The party contends that the High Court overstepped its jurisdiction and that its directive undermines the transparency and integrity of the electoral process.

Delivering the ruling in Accra on Friday, Justice Gabriel Pwamang, presiding judge noted that “Since the orders which have been brought to be quashed are separate and distinct we have decided to exercise our discretionary power to quash by certiorari having required to the peculiar circumstances of each ruling.

“Consequently, we hereby quash the orders of mandamus made for collation of results by the EC in the following constituencies Okawkwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central and Techiman South.”

Source: channel1news