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Court throws out petition against Peter Amewu, affirms his position as Hohoe MP

Ho High Court has rejected a petition challenging the election of John Peter Amewu as the Member of Parliament for Hohoe, citing issues of jurisdiction.

The challenge stemmed from complaints by around 17,000 voters from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) enclave, which comprises 13 communities.

These voters did not participate in the 2020 parliamentary elections due to the creation of the Oti Region from the Volta Region, leaving them unrepresented in the 8th Parliament.

Five residents from the SALL area brought the case to the High Court in Ho, seeking to overturn the election of John Peter Amewu, arguing that their exclusion from the election was unfair.

During the case, Amewu raised three new issues, which the National Democratic Congress (NDC) criticized as tactics to delay proceedings, as these issues were introduced late in the process.

On July 29, 2024, the court ruled that the petition effectively challenged the constitutionality of CI 128, the legal framework used by the Electoral Commission for the 2020 elections.

Consequently, the court dismissed the petition, allowing John Peter Amewu to continue serving as the MP for Hohoe. The concerns of the SALL residents regarding their representation remain unaddressed for now.

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