Private legal practitioner Oliver Barker-Vormawor has criticised the Electoral Commission's (EC) handling of disputes from the 2024 parliamentary elections as rushed and procedurally flawed.

He argued that the EC's quick re-collation of disputed results undermines the judicial process.

According to a report by myjoyonline.com, Barker-Vormawor expressed these views on News File on JoyNews on Saturday, December 28, 2024.

"We don’t understand the rush, a rush that not only seems unnecessary but also offends law and procedure. You cannot disrespect the courts when there’s a pending application to stay; you can’t take any action," he stated.

He also criticised the EC for filing an affidavit in court opposing the mandamus application while simultaneously proceeding to publish results for the affected constituencies.

"These series of actions, for me, are something we need to look at. The liberty which the Electoral Commission continues to give itself in undermining judicial processes is really concerning, especially when trust in it is consistently low, and when people are continuing to question these actions,” he added.

On Thursday, December 26, 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned the re-collated results for Tema Central, Ablekuma North, Techiman South, and Okaikwei Central.

Watch the hearing of the NDC's application against re-collation of disputed parliamentary results below:



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