Supreme Court to hear NDC's challenge against parliamentary collation order on January 23

The Supreme Court is set to hear the National Democratic Congress'(NDC) case seeking to quash the High Court’s order directing the Electoral Commission (EC) to collate outstanding parliamentary results on Thursday, January 23, 2025.

According to a report by citnewsroom.com, the Deputy Director of Elections and IT of the NDC, Dr. Rashid Tanko-Computer, in an interview on Wednesday, January 14, 2025, explained that the party's earlier suit to stay the execution of the collation exercise was adjourned indefinitely.

“We went to court on Monday, and the judge indicated that the NPP candidates had not been properly served, so, our lawyers must find a way to serve them before the matter can be properly heard. As a result, the case was adjourned indefinitely until they are properly served,” he stated.

He indicated that the NDC will be in court to argue their case.

"The certiorari we filed at the Supreme Court is scheduled for January 23, where we will ask the court to quash the decision made by the trial judge, which allowed the EC to proceed with what we consider an illegal activity. We will be in the Supreme Court on the 23rd to argue our case," he added.

On Saturday, January 4, 2025, an Accra High Court presided over by Justice Forson Baah Agyapong approved a mandamus application submitted by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), instructing the Electoral Commission (EC) to finalise the collation process for Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, Techiman South, and Ablekuma North and announce the results.

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