Six NPP Candidates Take Legal Action Against Electoral Commission in Ghana

The political tension in Ghana is rising as six parliamentary candidates from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have filed a lawsuit against the Electoral Commission (EC), accusing the body of causing delays in the collation and announcement of results from the December 2024 parliamentary elections. The candidates, from different constituencies, are seeking legal intervention to hasten the process, citing major disruptions that have prevented the timely release of the results.

The candidates, represented by lawyer Gary Nimako Marfo, include Martin Kweku Adjei-Mensah Korsah (Techiman South), Nana Akua Owusu Afriye (Ablekuma North), Frank Annoh-Dompreh (Nsawam-Adoagyiri), Patrick Yaw Boamah (Okaikwei Central), Charles Forson (Tema Central), and Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh (Ahafo Ano North). They have approached the High Court with a request for a mandamus order to compel the EC to complete the results, particularly in the contested Tema Central constituency.

The candidates argue that violent incidents at collation centers severely disrupted the electoral process. They claim that groups of young men stormed the centers, causing delays in the collation process and forcing the EC to move operations several times. Furthermore, the petitioners contend that the EC did not provide adequate security to ensure the integrity of the process.

Initially, the collation process was moved to regional centers on December 9 to address the disruptions, but this did little to resolve the delays. Ultimately, the process was transferred to the Police Training School in Tesano, Accra, but the delays persisted.

Source: Ghana web