The Supreme Court has granted the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its parliamentary candidates for Okaikwei North, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, and Techiman South an additional seven days to file a response to the Electoral Commission (EC) in a case challenging the handling of election results in these constituencies.
The case arises from a Certiorari application filed by the NDC and its candidates, contesting the EC’s management of the election results.
In response to the application, the High Court in Accra had previously ordered the EC to collate and declare the results for these constituencies.
Since the ruling, the EC has declared the results for three of the four constituencies, with Ablekuma North remaining the only constituency yet to have its results announced.
Initially, the applicants encountered difficulties serving the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidates involved in the case.
However, the Supreme Court intervened and ordered substituted service to ensure due process was followed.
On Thursday, April 3, when the case was called, lawyers for the NDC candidates requested additional time to respond to the EC’s reply to their application.
While representing the EC, lawyer Justin Amenuvor opposed the request, citing that the legal timeframe for responses, which is seven days after being served, had already expired.
Despite the objection, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the applicants, granting them an extra seven days to submit their response, thus allowing the legal proceedings to continue.
