Frank Annoh-Dompreh
A High Court in Koforidua has reaffirmed the election of Frank Annoh-Dompreh as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nsawam/Adoagyiri Constituency, by dismissing a petition challenging his election last year.
This follows the decision of the court presided over by Justice Krofa Addae to uphold an application filed by Gary Nimako Marfo, the Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), asking the court to dismiss a petition filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the area, Amenorpe Philibert Fummey.
The court, in its decision, dismissed the petition on ground that it had no merit, thereby reaffirming Mr. Annoh-Dompreh as the duly elected Member of Parliament for the area.
The court’s decision shutters the claims of the NDC, which challenged the declaration of the Electoral Commission (EC).
The party had vowed to contest the result, promising to use all legal avenues to ensure the declaration was overturned.
The parliamentary candidate subsequently filed an election petition challenging the legitimacy of Mr. Annoh-Dompreh’s election.
He later filed an application for substituted service which was granted by the court, and the MP was served with the petition through the substituted service.
The substituted order, issued on February 21, 2025, compelled Mr. Annoh-Dompreh, the Electoral Commission and Clerk of Parliament to appear before the court in Koforidua.
The court also ordered that the service be done through the High Court’s notice board, NPP office, Electoral Commission, the police station, the main lorry station, Fawe FM, and selected information centres.
The MP was served with the substituted order on February 26, 2025, paving a way for him to enter an appearance and put up a defence.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak