The Supreme Court, on October 17, 2023, rejected an injunction application filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and four additional political parties against the Electoral Commission (EC).

Five political parties, including the NDC, the Convention People’s Party (CPP), All People’s Congress, Liberal Party of Ghana, and the Great Consolidated Popular Party, had collectively sued the Electoral Commission on September 7, objecting to the Commission's decision to limit voter registration centers to district offices.

The parties argued that this decision could potentially deny many eligible voters their right to register for participation in public elections. They sought an injunction to halt the registration exercise until the main case could be heard. However, the Commission proceeded with the exercise despite the injunction.

During the hearing on October 7, 2023, neither the applicants nor their legal representatives were present in court. However, the Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission in charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Bossman Asare, along with their lawyer, Justin Amenuvor, attended the hearing.

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, presiding over a 5-member panel, explained that the case could not be scheduled earlier due to the Supreme Court's recess during August and September, as the court does not typically convene during this period.

Lead counsel for the Electoral Commission, Justin Amenuvor, informed the court that the parties had not filed any statement of case after submitting the injunction.

“The Supreme Court doesn’t sit on vacation. There are no rules for SC to sit during the month of August and September. That is why the application was fixed for 17th of October, 2023. Discussions of fixing it for today should be premised on the SC not being able to sit during vacations except by a special fiat,” she explained to the court.

“I believe that they are all satisfied with the exercise that went on. Till date there has not been any statement off case. Just a writ and application,” he added.

Consequently, the Apex court ruled to strike out the application presented by the five political parties. The five-member panel included Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, Justice Baffoe Bonnie, Justice Mensa Bonsu, Justice Barbara Ackah-Yensu, and Justice Ernest Gyawu.