A Koforidua High Court has granted an order for substituted service, directing that a writ of summons be served on the 1st respondent, Frank Annor Dompreh, through various public channels.
The order was issued after court bailiffs were unable to serve the Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri with the court summons.
Despite a previous directive for all possible means to be used, neither Annor Dompreh nor officials of the Electoral Commission at the Nsawam Adoagyiri Constituency appeared in court on January 23, 2025.
The case, brought by National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate Fummey Selorm Philibert and his legal team, challenges the Electoral Commission’s declaration of Annor Dompreh as the MP-elect for Nsawam Adoagyiri.
Presiding Judge, His Lordship Justice George Krofa Addae, granted the substituted service through multiple platforms, including the Nsawam Adoagyiri High Court, Magistrate Court, Circuit Court, and community radio station Fawe FM, which will air announcements three times.
Additionally, five information centers in the constituency will broadcast the notice, and copies will be posted on three major public notice boards, the New Patriotic Party’s constituency office, and Annor Dompreh’s official residence.
The court has adjourned the case to March 14, 2025.
Speaking to Citi News, NDC Constituency Secretary Noah Agbeko Dumenya accused Annor Dompreh of deliberately evading service, stating that justice will prevail for the people of Nsawam Adoagyiri.