Accra, Jan 4, GNA – An Accra High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to collate two outstanding results in the Tema Central Constituency and declare results by January 6, 2025.
The Inspector General of Police has also been ordered to provide adequate security at the Regional Collation Centre.
The declaration of the results collated in all the 148 Polling Stations should be done by a Returning Officer, the Court ordered.
This was after the court granted a mandamus application brought against the Commission to collate Parliamentary results in the Constituency.
The Court noted that 146 out of the 148 Polling Stations were collated and Ebi Bright was declared winner of the Tema Central Constituency.
According to the Court, the declaration was also not done by the assigned Returning Officer as required by law.
Ablekuma North Constituency
Also, the High Court ordered the Electoral Commission to collate 62 outstanding polling stations in the Ablekuma North Constituency and declare parliamentary election results by January 6, 2025.
The Constituency had 281 polling stations but only 219 were collated and the winner declared, the Court noted.
Okaikwei Central Constituency
The Electoral Commission has been ordered by the Court to collate Parliamentary election results from 31 outstanding polling stations in the Okaikwei Central Constituency.
Granting an application for mandamus, the court ordered that 31 outstanding polling stations results should be added to 110 polling stations collated results and the winner declared by a Returning Officer as stipulated by law.
Again, the Court ordered the IGP to provide adequate security at the Regional Collation Centre to enable the Electoral Commission to carry out its constitutional mandate.
Techiman South Constituency
The High Court ordered the EC to collate 147 outstanding polling stations in the Techiman South Constituency.
It noted that out of the 282 polling stations only 135 Parliamentary election results were declared.
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