The parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Trobu constituency, John Kofi Halm, has filed a lawsuit to contest the outcome of the December 7 elections, which saw Gloria Owusu of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) declared the winner.

In the legal challenge, Halm has named multiple respondents, including the Electoral Commission (EC) Headquarters, the EC's Trobu District Office, and the Clerk of Parliament, as part of the case.

Mr Halm argues that irregularities during the election process have undermined the results in his constituency, prompting him to seek legal redress.

“Irregularities and inconsistencies contained in FORM 8A (Regulation 32 (7) and 39(2) Statement of Polls for the Office of Member of Parliament (Pink Sheet) for Ninety-eight (98) polling stations out of a total of Two hundred and eighty-eight (288) polling stations in the Trobu Constituency,” he added.

Although Gloria Owusu won the election with 43,789 votes, defeating Halm who secured 35,147 votes, the NDC candidate and his legal team insist that these results should be overturned due to the alleged issues with the electoral process.

Mr. Halm, through his attorney Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo, is asking the court to invalidate the election results, arguing that the claimed irregularities breach the country's electoral laws and procedures.

“Parliamentary election held in the Trobu Constituency on 7th December 2024 was not conducted in compliance with Regulations 39 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (C.I. 127) and the principles laid down by Regulations 39 and that the said non-compliance affected the results of the elections.”