{"id":271298,"date":"2024-12-27T08:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T08:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/27\/supreme-court-to-hear-ndcs-challenge-to-high-courts-re-collation-ruling\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T08:18:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T08:18:02","slug":"supreme-court-to-hear-ndcs-challenge-to-high-courts-re-collation-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/27\/supreme-court-to-hear-ndcs-challenge-to-high-courts-re-collation-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court to hear NDC\u2019s challenge to High Court\u2019s re-collation ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Supreme Court will today, Friday, December 27, hear an application for judicial review filed by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).<\/p>\n<p>The case challenges a High Court ruling from December 20 that directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate parliamentary election results in nine disputed constituencies. The ruling followed a mandamus application filed by New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates in the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>In its decision, the High Court ordered the EC to fulfil its constitutional mandate of verifying and re-collating results in the contested constituencies. So far, the EC has complied in seven of the nine constituencies, completing the recollation processes. However, results for Dome\/Kwabenya and Ablekuma North remain outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>The NDC has strongly opposed both the High Court ruling and the EC\u2019s subsequent actions, describing the recollation process as illegal and baseless. The party argues that the High Court overstepped its jurisdiction and that its directive undermines transparency, procedural fairness, and the integrity of the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>This case has garnered widespread attention, as the Supreme Court\u2019s decision is expected to significantly influence the handling of electoral disputes in Ghana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court will today, Friday, December 27, hear an application for judicial review filed by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The case challenges a High Court ruling from December 20 that directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate parliamentary election results in nine disputed constituencies. 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