An Accra High Court has dismissed a preliminary objection raised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) challenging the court's jurisdiction to hear a mandamus application filed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The NPP's application seeks to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate parliamentary election results in four contested constituencies: Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, and Techiman South. The NDC had argued that the NPP’s request was essentially an election petition in disguise, asserting that once election results have been declared, a mandamus order would be inappropriate.

However, the presiding judge ruled against the NDC's objection, affirming that the court's jurisdiction was properly invoked for judicial review to ensure the EC acts in line with the law. This decision allows the court to proceed with hearing the full mandamus application.

The NPP claims that there were irregularities in the original collation of results in the disputed constituencies, while the NDC maintains that the results have already been declared and that re-collation is unnecessary.