The Public Majority rule Congress (NDC) in the Volta District has blamed the Part for Parliament for Hohoe, John-Peter Amewu, of purposely deferring the legal dispute testing the authenticity of the political race directed in his voting demographic in December 2020.
Around 17,000 electors from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) territory, comprised of 13 networks, didn’t take part in the 2020 parliamentary decisions and are passed on without portrayal in the eighth parliament because of the cutting out of the Oti District from the Volta Locale.
About five occupants from SALL requested of the Great Court in Ho to invalidate the parliamentary political decision that saw John-Peter Amewu become MP.
In the wake of making a late section into the becoming aware of the request, John-Peter Amewu at the last hearing acquainted three new issues with the case, which the NDC in the district says is a ploy to defer the case.
The Volta Local Secretary of the NDC, James Gunu, blamed Amewu for purposely deferring the legal dispute in a media address.
“The Discretionary Commission and the MP who profited from this wrongdoing, have schemed against individuals of SALL and they need to delay so Peter Amewu will complete his residency of office.
“This case began a long time back and we are still in court for a serious case like this. The court should ensure that a profession is made on it as soon as conceivable so we don’t awaken going into the 2024 races and afterward the EC will give a regulatory fiat to disappoint individuals in this country.”
Meanwhile, the lawyer for John-Peter Amewu, Benedict Kofitse insists that the new applications are not deliberate to delay proceedings.
“We are in court applying the rules and the new applications that we have filed are not deliberate with the intention to delay proceedings. We are only moving within the express stipulation of the court.”
