THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT 3, KOFORIDUA , EXPARTE: ERNEST YAW KUMI AND 3 ORS

RULING MAJORIY OPINION: ADJEI-FRIMPONG JSC: On June 11 2025, this Court delivered its decision in this application and reserved full reasons to be rendered at a later date. Those reasons we now present. In the decision, some reliefs were unanimously refused. Others were granted by the majority. We shall in this discourse indicate how the reliefs played out. First, the background to the application which invoked the Supervisory Jurisdiction of this Court. On December 7, 2024, the people of Akwatia in the Eastern Region went to the polls to, what is of essence in this case, elect a Member of Parliament for the constituency in that year’s general elections. The Applicant was a candidate in the elections representing the New Patriotic Party (N.P.P). The 1st Interested Party contested on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (N.D.C.). At the close of polls and on counting and collation of results the Applicant was declared winner by the 2nd Interested Party, the Elect.....