By Ashiadey Dotse
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has declared that parliamentary candidates whose results were overturned by the Supreme Court on Friday, December 27, 2024, are not eligible to be sworn in as Members of Parliament.
The Supreme Court nullified the re-collated results for the Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, and Techiman South constituencies, citing irregularities in the re-collation process.
This decision followed a legal challenge by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against a High Court ruling on December 20, 2024. The High Court had ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate parliamentary election results in nine disputed constituencies.
The NDC opposed the High Court’s directive, arguing that the re-collation process was unlawful and lacked a proper legal basis. The party claimed the court had overstepped its authority, compromising the credibility and transparency of the elections.
The Supreme Court’s ruling brings uncertainty to the affected constituencies as stakeholders await further directives on the way forward.
