Appiah Kubi Lauds Supreme Court’s Ruling on Election Result Re-Collation

Andy Appiah Kubi, outgoing Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, has praised the Supreme Court for its ruling on the re-collation of election results in some constituencies.

He expressed that the High Court should have allowed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to present their case before issuing a judgment.

In an interview Appiah Kubi, who is also a private legal practitioner, stated, “The Supreme Court did a good job…the High Court ought to have allowed the NDC to make their case.” He further emphasized the importance of the universal principle of ‘audi alteram partem’ (hear the other side), highlighting that even God applied this principle in the Garden of Eden.

The Supreme Court recently instructed the Accra High Court to revisit the NDC’s mandamus application, involving four constituencies with disputed results: Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, and Techiman South. The Court ruled in a unanimous 5-0 decision on Friday, December 27, that the High Court should have heard the NDC’s legal representation before proceeding with the case, as the NDC was an affected party.

This follows a challenge by parliamentary candidates from both the NDC and New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the High Court’s order for the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate parliamentary election results in nine disputed constituencies. The NDC had raised objections, particularly to the Ablekuma North constituency, where the results had already been declared, but the court determined that the anomalies in the collation process warranted the re-collation.