Court Case Against Peter Amewu Dismissed

The Ho High Court dismisses petition challenging the validity of the election of John Peter Amewu, Member of Parliament for Hohoe in the Volta Region on grounds of the Lack of Jurisdiction.

The court said that the declaration was beyond the remits of its jurisdiction and thus dismissed the petition.

The Case Against Amewu

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region has accused the Member of Parliament for Hohoe, John-Peter Amewu, of deliberately delaying the court case challenging the legitimacy of the election conducted in his constituency in December 2020.

About 17,000 voters from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) enclave, made up of 13 communities, did not participate in the 2020 parliamentary elections and are left without representation in the 8th parliament due to the carving out of the Oti Region from the Volta Region.

Some five residents from SALL petitioned the High Court in Ho to nullify the parliamentary election that saw John-Peter Amewu become MP.