Citing a lack of jurisdiction, the Ho High Court has dismissed a petition contesting John Peter Amewu’s election as the Member of Parliament for Hohoe.
About 17,000 voters from the 13 cities that make up the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) enclave voiced their worries in the petition.
After the Volta Region was divided into the Oti Region, these voters were left without representation in the eighth parliament because they abstained from the 2020 parliamentary elections.
In an attempt to overturn the parliamentary election that resulted in John Peter Amewu winning the seat of Hohoe MP, five SALL residents filed a suit with the Ho High Court.
They contended that it was unfair to exclude them from the electoral process.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the area denounced John Peter Amewu’s introduction of three additional problems during the proceedings as a delay tactic because the matters were brought up toward the end of the hearing.
The court determined in its verdict on Monday, July 29, 2024, that the petitioners’ declaration successfully called into doubt the legitimacy of CI 128—the statute that the Electoral Commission used to carry out the 2020 parliamentary elections.
John Peter Amewu is still the MP for Hohoe as a result of the court’s decision to reject the petition, which puts the SALL residents’ worries about their representation on hold for the time being.
