The Ho High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the election of John Peter Amewu, Member of Parliament for Hohoe, on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction.
The petition stemmed from concerns raised by approximately 17,000 voters from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) enclave, comprising 13 communities.
These voters did not participate in the 2020 parliamentary elections and have since been left without representation in the 8th parliament, following the carving out of the Oti Region from the Volta Region.
Five residents from SALL had petitioned the High Court in Ho, seeking to nullify the parliamentary election that resulted in John Peter Amewu becoming the MP for Hohoe.
They argued that their exclusion from the election process was unjust.
