By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
The High Court in Obuasi in the Ashanti region has dismissed an election petition filed by former Trade and Industry Minister, and 2024 Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kobina Tahiru Hammond, known in the political circles as K.T. Hammond, against the victory of the 2024 PC for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Animli Dorgbadzi Dorani in the 2024 Adansi Asokwa parliamentary election.
The presiding judge, Justice Kwabena Twumasi, in a ruling on Tuesday, 19th August 2025, struck out the case.
K.T. Hammond, who lost his seat in the 2024 general elections after more than two decades as MP, was defeated by Mr Dorani with a margin of 954 votes. The NDC candidate secured 14,229 votes, while Mr Hammond polled 13,275.
Dissatisfied with the result, the former Minister filed a petition at the Obuasi High Court on 15th January 2025, challenging the outcome.
The court also imposed a fine of Gh¢60,000 on Mr. Hammond, describing the petition as a waste of the court’s time.
The former Adansi Asokwa lawmaker’s repeated failure to appear before the court on three occasions led to the dismissal of the case.
Speaking after the ruling, counsel for Mr Dorani, Richard Andy, said the petition lacked merit and expressed relief that the matter had been resolved.
He noted that the decision would allow the MP to concentrate fully on his parliamentary duties.
