The Koforidua High Court has issued an injunction preventing Ernest Kumi from being sworn in as the Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for the Akwatia constituency, as reported by citinewsroom.com.
This ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by Henry Boakye Yiadom, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, against the Electoral Commission (EC), Ernest Kumi, and the Clerk of Parliament.
Yiadom’s legal action seeks to delay Ernest Kumi’s swearing-in until the case is resolved.
The Akwatia constituency was among the contested seats in the 2024 general election, with the results re-collated and declared by the EC at the National Police Training School in Tesano.
Following the final collation, the EC declared Ernest Kumi of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the winner with 19,269 votes, while Henry Boakye-Yiadom received 17,206 votes.
After reviewing the case, the court granted the injunction, halting Kumi’s assumption of the role of MP-elect for Akwatia until further notice.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
