The Electoral Commission has withdrawn its suit against FixTheCountry movement convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the Chief Justice, and the Attorney General at the apex court to stop the ongoing impeachment process on her removal and her deputies over their handling of the SALL issue.

In January this year, the group, #FixTheCountry Movement submitted a petition signed by the convener, Oliver Barker, to President Akufo-Addo invoking the constitutional procedure for the removal of the EC Chair and her deputies over their handling of the SALL issue.

In their petition, the group contended that the EC Chair and her deputies, per their conduct, intentionally denied the people of Santrokofi, Akpafu, and Likpe (SALL) the right to vote in the 2020 elections.

They, therefore, held in light of the above that the conduct of the EC bosses meets the threshold of stated misbehavior and or incompetence as defined under Article 146 of the Constitution 1992 and thus should be removed.

However, in the back of the petition, the EC boss, Jean Mensa, and her 2 deputies, filed a suit against Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the Chief Justice, and the Attorney General at the apex court to stop the ongoing impeachment process.

Per recent reports from Oliver Barker-Vormawor, his "lawyers informed me that Jean Mensa and other EC officials have finally discontinued their case at the Supreme Court against me."

In a post on X, Tuesday, February 20, he expressed his appreciation to Samuel Alesu-Dordzi and the entire AudreyGrey law firm for picking up this matter pro-bono at great cost to them.

Mr Barker-Vormawor also reminded the government that "SALL still has no representation in Parliament."

SALL representation

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, in November 2023, said there may be either the revocation of the creation of the Guan District or an annulment of the 2020 Parliamentary General Election for the Buem constituency if residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi, also known as SALL, desire representation in the current Parliament.

The Electoral Commission (EC) presented to Parliament a constitutional instrument seeking to create the Guan constituency, offering residents of SALL the opportunity to elect a Member of Parliament in the 2024 general elections.

Responding to questions on the floor of Parliament regarding the government’s legal position on the plight of SALL residents, Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame provided alternative steps toward the election of a representative by SALL residents in the 8th Parliament.

“Alternatively, the representation of the people of SALL in this term of Parliament is desired, and the way to go is to do the two things that are prescribed. Respectfully, one, there must be a revocation of LI 2416 establishing the Guan district, which will imply that the residents of SALL will remain under the Jasikan District. Or two, there must be an annulment of the 2020 Parliamentary elections organized for the Buem constituency to allow residents of the four SALL communities to qualify to exercise their rights to vote and elect a Member of Parliament to represent them, since CI 128 used for the conduct of the 2020 Parliamentary elections had already placed the SALL areas within the Buem constituency.”