Supreme Court adjourns NDC application on High Court decision indefinitely
The Supreme Court has adjourned indefinitely, hearing an application by the NDC seeking to overturn a decision of the High Court for the Electoral Commission to complete collation in Tema Central, Okaikoi Central, Ablekuma North and Techiman South.
Even though the commission has since completed the collation in three of the constituencies except for Ablekuma North and declared the NPP candidates victors, the NDC wants the apex court to exercise its supervisory powers and quash the decision of the High Court judge.
However, when the case was called on Thursday, it emerged in court that the NPP candidates had not been served.
The Supreme Court thus adjourned Sine die.
The NDC applied to appeal the court’s decision, which ordered the EC to complete the collation process in these constituencies. However, the NDC was unable to serve the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidates involved in the case.
When the case was called it became clear that the issue of non-service persisted. As a result, the judge decided to adjourn the matter sine die (indefinitely).
The delay in serving the NPP candidates is a significant procedural issue preventing the court from moving forward with the application.
The situation pertains to the unresolved electoral results in these constituencies, with both parties engaged in ongoing legal battles over the legitimacy of the counts and the final declarations of the EC.