Defeated parliamentary candidate Hohoe NDC appeals Supreme Court ruling in favor of Amewu

The defeated NDC parliamentary candidate for Hohoe constituency and four other interested parties appealed to the Supreme Court seeking review of the court’s decision to overturn Ho High Court orders against the former minister of Energy, Peter Amewu.

In a 44-page case statement filed with the Supreme Court, by their legal representative, Emile Atsu Agbakpe, Professor Margaret Kweku and the others highlighted 18 fundamental grounds of error committed by the Supreme Court in overturning the order of the High Court.

The petitioners said the Supreme Court fundamentally erred in referring to the right to vote as a provision falling under the guiding principles of state policy under the Constitution.

The Supreme Court is also accused of invoking its supervisory powers against the High Court of Ho when the Court was applying human rights law within its jurisdiction.

Some residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) dragged John Peter Amewu, MP-elect Hohoe and the EC to the Hohoe High Court.

They argue that by not being allowed to vote in the parliamentary elections that have just ended, their rights have been violated. They obtained a 10-day injunction against the publication of John Peter Amewu as the winner of the poll.

After the hearing, the court issued an order on Wednesday 23 December 2020 prohibiting Peter Amewu from running as an MP-elect for the Hohoe constituency.

Deputy Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame then filed a petition with the Supreme Court, urging it to prevent Ho High Court from hearing the case.

He argued that SALL residents did not have the right to vote in Hohoe since the Supreme Court had already ruled that the area was part of the Oti region.

The Apex Court, therefore, in a unanimous decision of Tuesday, January 5, 2021, ruled that the High Court of Ho erred in granting an injunction against the Journal publication of John Peter Amewu, now elected MP.