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.
The hearing is to address issues regarding the collation of results in contested constituencies, including Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central.
This follows a Supreme Court ruling that overturned a High Court decision which had granted an NPP request for the EC to conduct re-collations in constituencies initially declared in favor of the NDC.
As a result, the EC declared NPP candidates as winners in seven constituencies.
The NDC, unhappy with the re-collations, took the case to the Supreme Court, arguing that their candidates’ right to natural justice was violated as they were not heard at the High Court.
The party also alleged bias on the part of the presiding judge.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court agreed that the NDC candidates’ rights to natural justice had been breached, leading to the overturning of the High Court’s decision.
However, the court found no evidence of bias by the judge but ordered the case to be reassigned to a new judge.
The High Court will now determine the outcome of the disputed constituencies—Techiman South, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central—during Tuesday’s session.
Source-citinewsroom
