NDC files notice of appeal following court order for EC to complete collation in 4 constituencies

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed a notice of appeal following an Accra High Court's decision to grant the New Patriotic Party's mandamus application, ordering the Electoral Commission (EC) to complete the collation and declaration of parliamentary results in four disputed constituencies.

Speaking to journalists after the court's ruling on Saturday, January 4, 2025, the NDC's lead counsel, Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, stated, "I must say that this is something we anticipated."

"We came to court prepared with our notices of appeal, and as you can see, immediately after the judgment was read, we went to the court registry to file the respective notices concerning the four affected constituencies. Here is the notice of appeal, along with the subsequent stay application."

"It is something we knew would happen. With the ruling on the preliminary matter, it was clear where the judge was heading," he added.

The Court also directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to provide adequate security to the Electoral Commission to facilitate the completion of the process.

The affected constituencies are Tema Central, Ablekuma North, Okaikwei Central, and Techiman South.

The NPP argued that the processes in these constituencies were not concluded, and thus, the declaration of results could not proceed.

The Court upheld the NPP's argument, granting its mandamus application and ordering that all collation processes be completed before any declaration is made regarding the election results.

See the court documents below:

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