Koforidua High Court dismisses election petition against Annoh-Dompreh

KAWEMPE: NRM's Faridah Nambi petitions court over results

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM Candidate in the Kawempe North by-elections, Faridah Nambi Kigongo, has petitioned the High Court Civil Division to nullify the election victory of Erias Nalukoola Luyimbazi on the grounds of bribery and campaigning on the day of elections. Nambi, through her lawyers led by Ahmed Kalule, has also listed the Electoral Commission as the second respondent, saying there was disenfranchisement of voters at …

NDC Rejects Court Ruling On Nsawam Seat

The Nsawam-Adoagyiri election petition has taken a fresh turn, as the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared its intention to appeal a recent court ruling that dismissed its challenge against the election of Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Member of Parliament for the area.  The party’s Deputy Director of Elections, Dr. Rashid Tanko-Computer, has strongly rejected the ruling, describing it as unfounded.  According to him, the NDC’s…

Annoh-Dompreh’s legitimacy as MP reaffirmed by Koforidua High Court

By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh’s position as the elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam-Adoagyiri Constituency in the Eastern region has been reaffirmed by a Koforidua High Court. The High Court, presided over by Justice George Krofa Addae, ruled in favour of Mr. Annoh-Dompreh, a petition challenging his election to the office of Member of Parliament. The decision came after an application filed by the New Patriotic Part…

Koforidua High Court dismisses election petition against Annoh-Dompreh

MP for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh A High Court in Koforidua has dismissed a petition challenging the election of Frank Annoh-Dompreh as Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri in the December 7 parliamentary election. The court also awarded GH¢25,000 in costs against the petitioner. The petition, which sought to invalidate his election, was struck out on Thursday, […] The post Koforidua High Court dismisses election petition against…

Koforidua High Court Dismisses Election Petition Against Annoh-Dompreh

The Koforidua High Court has dismissed an election petition challenging the victory of Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, following the December 2024 Parliamentary elections. The petition, brought by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Selorm Philibert Fummey Amenorphe, claimed that irregularities at certain polling stations affected the credibility of the results and impacted h…

Annoh-Dompreh wins big in court as election petition is struck out

The High Court in Koforidua has dismissed a petition filed by NDC’s Amenorpe Philibert Fummey, who was challenging the 2024 parliamentary victory of Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh. According to the court, there was no merit in the NDC candidate’s claims that the election wasn’t free and fair. The case was thrown out after the NPP’s Director of Legal Affairs, Gary Nimako, filed for dismissal — and the judge agreed that the results decla…