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The Supreme Court has set another date for the review application brought before it on the failure of the people of Santrofi, Akpalu, Lolobi and Lipke (SALL) to vote in the 2020 elections.
The Court said it would give its final ruling on the 30th March in a review application filed by Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata asking the court to review it’s decision in the judgement.
Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata in his argument told the seven member panel it will be an error and miscarriage of justice when the people of SALL are not allowed to vote and have a representation in Parliament.
Mr Tsikate in his earlier application has prayed the court not to allow the MP-elect for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu to be sworn in as MP as about 17,000 residents were restrained from exercising their franchise.
The people of SALL did not partake in the December 7, 2020 parliamentary election but only voted in the Presidential election.
This followed an announcement by the EC on December 6, 2020 that they could not place them in any constituency.
SALL which used to be part of the Volta Region was carved out and became part of the newly created Oti Region.
After the election, five individuals led by the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Hohoe, Prof Margaret Kweku, sent a human rights application to the Ho High Court.
On December 23, 2020, the Ho High Court, presided over by Justice George Buadi, placed an injunction on the gazetting of the NPP MP-elect for Hohoe, Mr John Peter Amewu.
But the Attorney General proceeded to the Supreme Court for the ruling of the High Court to be quashed.
The court granted the wish of the A-G and that paved way for John Peter Amewu to be sworn in as MP for Hohoe.
