Six New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates in the 2024 elections have filed an application for a judicial review in the form of a Mandamus, urging the High Court to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to collate and declare parliamentary results in their respective constituencies.

Represented by lawyer Gary Nimako Marfo, the candidates—Charles Forson (Tema Central), Frank Annoh-Dompreh (Nsawam-Adoagyiri), Patrick Yaw Boamah (Okaikwei Central), Martin Kweku Adjei-Mensah Korsah (Techiman South), Nana Akua Owusu Afriye (Ablekuma North), and Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh (Ahafo Ano North)—are requesting two critical orders.

The first seeks to mandate the EC to collate and declare the results of the elections held on December 7, 2024, in their constituencies.

The second calls for the Inspector General of Police to ensure adequate security at collation centers to enable the EC to carry out its constitutional duties without further disruptions.

The candidates argue that elections were duly conducted in all polling stations, and results were transmitted to the Returning Officers. However, collation processes were interrupted by violent acts from unidentified individuals at collation centers, resulting in chaos and halting proceedings.

Subsequent attempts to resume collation at the EC’s regional collation center and later at the Police Training School in Tesano, Accra, were unsuccessful.

The six parliamentary candidates

Frustrated by the delays, the candidates issued a formal demand to the EC on December 16, 2024, for the immediate collation and declaration of results. Despite receiving the demand, the EC has not taken action.

The applicants contend that the EC’s failure to fulfil its statutory obligations undermines the democratic process.

The disgruntled NPP MPs insist that a court order is necessary to ensure the timely resolution of the matter and uphold electoral transparency.