Effectively the judge signed off SALL’s non-existence – Franklin Cudjoe on dismissal of petition against Amewu’s election

Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed unhappiness with the decision of the Ho High Court to throw out the petition challenging the election of John Peter Amewu as member of Parliament for Hohoe.

To him, the court’s decision signed off Santokofe, Akpafu, Lolobi, and Likpe’s (SALL) non-existence on this land mass called Ghana.

In a post on his Facebook page, Mr Cudjoe said “A High Court Judge just ruled that absolutely no one in government and the Electoral Commission is responsible for the deliberate disenfranchisement of SALL and the illegal vote that fraudulently got Amewu elected ? Effectively the judge signed off SALL’s non-existence on this land mass called Ghana. Which leader will restore the respect and dignity to all people? JM, ALAN, Others?”

The Ho High Court dismissed the petition on grounds of lacking jurisdiction.

The validity of Mr. Amewu’s elections was challenged on the basis of the inability of some 13 communities from SALL who were denied the opportunity to vote in the parliamentary elections in the December 2020 exercise.

There were about 17,000 people from Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) enclave making the 13 communities who were carved out of the Volta Region to the newly created Oti Region.

The residents have since been left without a representation in Parliament. Five residents from SALL petitioned the Ho High Court to nullify the election of John-Peter Amewu to become MP.

After making a late entry into the hearing of the petition, John-Peter Amewu at the last hearing introduced three new issues to the case, which the NDC in the region says was a ploy to delay the case.

But, a ruling delivered by the court Monday, July 29, 2024, indicated that the declaration sought by the petitioners effectively questions the constitutionality of CI 128 on which the EC relied to conduct the 2020 parliamentary elections.