The Ho High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the election of John Peter Amewu, Member of Parliament for Hohoe, on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction.
The petition comes after approximately 17,000 voters from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) enclave, comprising 13 communities did not participate in the 2020 parliamentary election and have since been left without representation in the 8th parliament, following the carving out of the Oti Region from the Volta Region.
Some five residents from SALL had petitioned the High Court in Ho, seeking to nullify the parliamentary election that resulted in John Peter Amewu becoming the MP for Hohoe.
After making a late entry into the hearing of the petition, John-Peter Amewu at the last hearing introduced three new issues to the case, which the NDC in the region says was a ploy to delay the case.
However, the court in its ruling on Monday, July 29, 2024, said that the declaration sought by the petitioners effectively questions the constitutionality of CI 128 on which the EC relied to conduct the 2020 parliamentary elections.
The court’s decision to dismiss the petition means that John Peter Amewu remains the MP for Hohoe, with the SALL residents’ concerns about their representation remaining unresolved for now.
