AMOO vs. ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND ANOTHER [1998]DLCA11018

Date	1998-11-02
Suit No.	[1997-1998] 2 GLR 858
Citation No.	[1998]DLCA11018

SAPONG JA

ESSILFIE-BONOZIE JA

BENIN JA

PA ADJETEY FOR THE APPELLANT.

CUDJOE FOR THE SECOND RESPONDENT

[1998]DLCA11018
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ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>

[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

[1997-1998] 2 GLR 858&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;DATE:5TH NOVEMBER 1998<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>

PA ADJETEY FOR THE
APPELLANT. <o:p></o:p>

CUDJOE FOR THE SECOND
RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM: <o:p></o:p>

SAPONG JA, ESSILFIE-BONOZIE
JA, AND BENIN JA<o:p></o:p>

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Essilfie-Bondzie JA. Delivered the first judgment
of the court at the invitation of Sapong JA. The appeal is from the ruling of Gbadegbe J, dated 2 May 1997, in which he
dismissed an election petition filed by the
appellant on the ground that it is a nullity. The facts are as follows: George
Isaac Amoo was the New Patriotic
Party parliamentary candidate in the 1996 Parliamentary Election in the Ayawaso
West-Wuogon Constituency. The
election was conducted by first respondent who declared the second respondent
as the winner and the representative
of the people in Parliament. The results were declared and published in the gazette on 19 December 1996. Dissatisfied
with the results, the appellant on 23 December 1996 caused a writ of summons together with a
stateniment of claim to be issued against the respondents herein in suit No Misc
2055/96 for, inter alia:<o:p></o:p>

“(a) A declaration that he is the winner
and member of Parliament-elect of Ayawaso West-Wuogon Consti- tuency in the Parliamentary election held on 7 December
1996.<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:4.2pt;margin-right:5.8pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:61.65pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-28.4pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5;tab-stops:61.65pt">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order that the votes at the Mempehoasem and the Mensah Wood Polling
Stations in the Constituency
be recounted.<o:p></o:p>

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margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:61.65pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-28.4pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5;tab-stops:61.65pt">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A perpetual injunction restraining the first
defendant, his agents or representatives from pronouncing any other person as winner/member owning
up, presenting herself offenring as the winner of the said election”<o:p></o:p>

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The
second respondent entered an appearance by solicitor on 23 January 1997, while
the first respondent entered a
conditional appearance by solicitor on 30 January 1997. On the 12 February 1997
the first respondent filed a motion to set aside the
said election petition and service thereof.<o:p></o:p>

Arguments
on the motion to set aside the petition and service thereof proceeded on 3
March 1997 and the matter was adjourned to 20 March 1997. The record shows tha</main>