The Wenchi High Court has affirmed the declaration of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Techiman South, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah as the winner of the 2020 parliamentary election.
The court has also fined the petitioners GH¢ 100,000.00 to be shared between the member of parliament of the constituency and the Electoral Commission (EC).
The election petition was filed by the opposition NDC in respect of the 2020 parliamentary elections in the Techiman South Constituency which resulted in the death of eight people in the 2020 General Elections.
The NDC had said that it won the Techiman South parliamentary election but claimed that the EC and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) connived to deny it the seat.
But the EC insisted Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, Member of Parliament for the Techiman South Constituency polled 49,682 votes as against 49,205 votes for Christopher Beyere for the NDC.
The NDC Parliamentary candidate had contested the EC’s verdict which gave the NPP’s candidate victory with 49,682 votes representing 50.2 percent of the total valid votes cast, whilst the NDC’s candidate had 49,205 votes representing 49.8 percent of the total valid votes cast.
The NPP has always maintained its candidate and current Member of Parliament (MP), Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah was legally elected as announced by the Electoral Commission, accusing the NDC of engaging in propaganda.
The NDC says it will appeal the High Court decision.
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