GhanaNewsPolitics

Tsikata secures injunction to stop EC from gazetting Amewu as Hohoe MP

The High Court in Ho grants an interim injunction restraining the EC from gazetting the Hohoe Constituency results

The Ho High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining the Electoral Commission from Gazetting John Peter Amewu as MP-elect for Hohoe Constituency although the gazetting process has already been done by the election management body.

This was after an ex parte application was argued in court before Justice George Buadi by Tsatsu Tsikata for the applicants, who hail from the towns who were prevented from voting in the parliamentary elections in the Hohoe constituency.

Voters from SALL areas of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi in the Guan District were unable to take part in the parliamentary elections on 7 December.

“As a result of the creation of the Guan District Local Government (Guan District Assembly) (Establishment) Instrument, 2020 and pending the creation of the Guan Constituency, eligible voters in the Guan District will vote only in the Presidential Election but not in the Parliamentary Election in the Buem Constituency,” the EC said in a statement prior to the polls.

Lawyers for the applicants argued that preventing the people from taking part in the Hohoe parliamentary election was a violation of their fundamental rights hence their prayer to the court to stop the EC from gazetting the Hohoe Parliamentary results.

Asaase Radio 99.5 – tune in or log on to broadcasts online

#asaaseradio #TVOL

Show More

Related Articles

Back to top button

Adblock Detected

ALLOW OUR ADS