The High Court in Ho has dismissed a petition questioning the legitimacy of John Peter Amewu’s election as Member of Parliament for Hohoe, citing a lack of jurisdiction.

The petition, brought by five residents from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) enclave—an area comprising 13 communities—argued that about 17,000 voters from this region were disenfranchised in the 2020 parliamentary elections due to the redrawing of boundaries when the Oti Region was created from the Volta Region.

These residents claimed that the exclusion of their votes left them unrepresented in the 8th Parliament and sought to nullify Amewu’s election.

At the final hearing, Amewu introduced three new issues to the case, which the opposition NDC claimed was an attempt to delay proceedings.

However, the court ruled on Monday, July 29, 2024, that the petitioners' request effectively challenged the constitutionality of CI 128, the electoral instrument used by the EC for the 2020 parliamentary elections.