Accra High Court orders the Electoral Commission to finalize election results in four disputed constituencies: Tema Central, Ablekuma North, Okaikwei Central, and Techiman South. The court, presided over by Justice Forson Agyapong, has set a deadline of January 6, 2025, for the Electoral Commission to complete the collation process. This ruling comes after New Patriotic Party candidates filed mandamus applications to compel the EC to fulfill its statutory obligation to collate and declare the results of the parliamentary elections held on December 7, 2024.
The EC’s failure to complete the collation process in these constituencies led to controversy and disputes over the election results. Justice Agyapong emphasized that for a mandamus application to succeed, the applicant must demonstrate a lack or excess of jurisdiction, error of law, failure to observe the rules of natural justice, or violations of the Wednesbury principles; that a public duty exists, that a demand for the performance of this duty was made, and that there was significant prejudice caused by the failure to perform the duty.
A closer examination of the court’s findings reveals that the EC had not fulfilled its obligation to collate all results in the affected constituencies. In Tema Central, for instance, two polling stations remained uncounted. The court ruled that any declaration made by someone other than the returning officer lacked legal validity. Similarly, in Ablekuma North, the EC’s declaration of results from 219 out of 281 polling stations was deemed incomplete, with 62 polling stations left uncollated.
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