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THE REPUBLIC
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HIGH COURT, HO EX-PARTE: ATTORNEY-GENERAL

(2021) JELR 107281 (SC)

Supreme Court 5 Jan 2021 Ghana
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- The case involves Professor Margaret Kweku, a parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Party, and four others who claimed to be registered voters in certain traditional areas. - They initiated an action in the Hig

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Suit Number:CIVIL MOTION NO. J5/21/2021
Judges:APPAU, JSC (PRESIDING) MARFUL-SAU, JSC TORKORNOO (MRS.), JSC HONYENUGA, JSC AMADU, JSC
Counsel:GODFRED YEBOAH-DAME (DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL) WITH HIM MRS. VERONICA ADIGBO (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) AND (MS. YVONNE BANNERMAN) FOR THE APPLICANT. TSATSU TSIKATA WITH HIM EMILE ATSU AGBAKPE FOR THE INTERESTED PARTIES/RESPONDENTS.
Other Citations:(2021) JELR 107032 (SC)

RULING

APPAU, JSC

On the 23rd day of December, 2020, one Professor Margaret Kweku who was the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Party in the Hohoe Constituency of the Volta Region and four (4) others, namely; Simon Alan Opoku-Mintah, John Kwame Obimpeh, Godfried Koku Kofie and Felix Quarshie who claimed to be registered voters in the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi traditional areas in the Oti Region (hereinafter referred to as SALL Areas), initiated an action in the High Court, Ho by Originating Motion on Notice, praying for certain reliefs against the Electoral Commission as 1st respondent and three others. The three others are; Wisdom Kofi Akpakli (the Returning Officer for Hohoe Constituency, as 2nd respondent), John Peter Amewu (the NPP M.P. Elect for Hohoe Constituency, as 3rd respondent) and the Attorney-General, as the 4th respondent. Per their motion paper, the action of the applicants in the trial High Court, was premised on article 33 (1) …

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