Amewu gets green light to sit in 8th legislature

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a Ho High Court erred in granting an injunction against John Peter Amewu’s official publication as Deputy Hohoe.

The court said the case filed by the residents of the SALL called for reparations which can only be granted through an election petition and not a human rights issue as has been filed.

She therefore quashed the parts of the case before the High Court which sought reparations relating to the election of Amewu as deputy for Hohoe.

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

Deputy Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame then filed a petition with the Supreme Court, urging it to prevent the Ho High Court from hearing the case. He argues that SALL residents do not have the right to vote in Hohoe since the Supreme Court has already ruled that the area is part of the Oti region.

He also insists that the residents of the SALL in wanting the High Court of Ho to order a resumption of the elections Hohoe ask for relief that can only be granted as part of an election petition and not a rights action. humans.

The lawyer for the residents of the SALL led by Tsatsu Tsikata disagreed, however.

He argues that the High Court has the power to hear any human rights violation.

The five-member panel comprising Judges Appau, Marful Sau, Torkonoo, Honyenuga and Tanko decided that Mr. Amewu could therefore be sworn in as an MP.