High Court halts swearing-in of Akwatia MP-elect Ernest Kumi

The Koforidua High Court in Eastern Region has issued an interim injunction blocking the swearing-in of Ernest Kumi as the Member of Parliament-elect for the Akwatia constituency.

The decision stems from ongoing legal disputes surrounding the results of the parliamentary elections.

Ernest Kumi, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was declared the winner by the Electoral Commission (EC) three weeks ago after securing 19,269 votes. His main contender, Henry Boakye-Yiadom of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), received 17,206 votes.

The declaration was made at the National Police Training School in Tesano, Accra, after multiple failed attempts to finalise the results in the Eastern Region.

The NDC’s parliamentary candidate, Henry Boakye-Yiadom, has filed a lawsuit against the EC, Ernest Kumi, and the Clerk to Parliament.

In his suit, he seeks an injunction to prevent Mr Kumi from assuming office, alleging irregularities in the collation of results.

Read the full suit below:

After hearing the case, the Koforidua High Court granted the interim injunction, prohibiting Ernest Kumi from being sworn in or recognised as the MP-elect. The court’s ruling states:

“The respondents, their representatives, agents, servants, and all privies are restrained from proceeding to call, admit, register, swear in, recognise, or gazette the 1st respondent (Ernest Kumi) as the elected Member of Parliament for the Akwatia constituency.”

Additionally, the court instructed Mr Kumi to refrain from presenting himself as the MP for Akwatia.

 

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