John Kofi Halm, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary candidate for Trobu, has filed a legal challenge contesting the Electoral Commission’s declaration of Gloria Owusu of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the winner of the December 7, 2024, parliamentary election.
The suit, which names the Electoral Commission of Ghana Headquarters, the Electoral Commission Trobu District Office, and the Clerk of Parliament as respondents, seeks to nullify the declared results.
Gloria Owusu was declared the winner with 43,789 votes, defeating Halm, who secured 35,147 votes. However, Halm, through his lawyer Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo, is seeking a court ruling to nullify the results, citing alleged irregularities and discrepancies in the election process.
The legal challenge focuses on inconsistencies found in the FORM 8A (Pink Sheet) documents from 98 of the 288 polling stations in the constituency. These discrepancies, according to the suit, raise concerns about the validity of the election results.
The case will be closely watched as it unfolds, with both parties awaiting the court’s decision on the matter.
“Parliamentary election held in the Trobu Constituency on 7th December 2024 was not conducted in compliance with Regulations 39 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (C.I. 127) and the principles laid down by Regulations 39 and that the said non-compliance affected the results of the elections,” Halm’s lawyer added.
