RULING
MAJORITY OPINION
ADJEI-FRIMPONG JSC:
BACKGROUND
On December 7th, 2024, the people of Akwatia in the Eastern Region went to the polls to elect, what is of relevance to the instant proceedings, a member of Parliament for the constituency in the general elections. The applicant was a candidate in the elections representing the New Patriotic Party (N.P.P). The 1st Interested Party contested on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (N.D.C.)
At the close of polls and on counting and collation of results, the Applicant was declared winner by the 2nd Interested Party, the Electoral Commission (E.C.). The EC has since gazetted the results of the constituency parliamentary elections even though in this application, the issue of when this was actually done is in some controversy.
Following the declaration of the results however, the 1st Interested Party on 31st December filed a petition in the High Court Koforidua seeking to challenge the results on grounds of alleged irregularities an…