The Koforidua High Court has issued an interim injunction restraining Ernest Kumi from being sworn in as the Member of Parliament-elect for the Akwatia constituency.
This injunction stems from a lawsuit filed by Henry Boakye-Yiadom, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, against the Electoral Commission (EC), Ernest Kumi, and the Clerk to Parliament. The legal action aims to prevent Mr. Kumi’s swearing-in until the case is resolved.
The Akwatia constituency was among the contested seats re-collated and declared by the EC at the National Police Training School in Tesano, Accra.
According to the EC’s final results, Ernest Kumi of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was declared the winner with 19,269 votes, while Henry Boakye-Yiadom of the NDC secured 17,206 votes.
After reviewing arguments in the case, the court ruled in favor of the injunction, temporarily halting Mr. Kumi’s recognition as MP-elect for the constituency pending further legal proceedings.
