Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has clarified that parliamentary candidates whose election results were annulled by the Supreme Court on Friday, December 27, 2024, are not eligible to be sworn in as Members of Parliament on January 6, 2025.
The Supreme Court nullified the re-collated results for Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, and Techiman South constituencies, citing irregularities in the re-collation process.
The ruling came in response to a legal challenge by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against a High Court directive from December 20, which had instructed the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate parliamentary election results in nine disputed constituencies.
The NDC argued that the re-collation process was unlawful and exceeded the High Court's jurisdiction, undermining electoral transparency and credibility.