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A High Court in Ho chaired by Judge George Buadi has granted an interim injunction preventing the Election Commission from publishing Energy Minister John Peter Amewu as a member of parliament for the Hohoe constituency.
The court order follows an ex parte request submitted by lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata on behalf of some people who come from the SALL areas of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi in Guan district for not being able to participate in the parliamentary elections on 7 September. December.
Today in court, attorneys representing the plaintiffs argued that preventing the participation of people from these four traditional areas in the Hohoe parliamentary elections was a violation of their fundamental rights; therefore, he asked the court to prevent the EC from publishing the results of the Hohoe parliament while demanding action for the enforcement of his fundamental rights, specifically his right to vote.
The request also sought to prevent the Election Commission from presenting John Peter Amewu as the elected representative of the town of Hohoe while seeking to prevent him from running for office as a Member of Parliament for the Hohoe constituency.
Background
On the eve of the December 7 elections, the Election Commission issued a statement exempting eligible voters in the Guan district of the Oti region while allowing them to participate only in the presidential elections.
The decision according to the EC was the result of the creation of the Guan District Assembly pending the creation of the Guan constituency.
However, the EC’s decision was not well received by residents of the Guan area, many of whom argued that prior to the creation of the Oti region, the Hohoe constituency as a whole included the areas of SALL; Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi, therefore, the EC should have allowed them to vote in Hohoe.
Source: Ghana / Starrfm.com.gh
