The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared Patrick Yaw Boamah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the Member of Parliament-elect for the Okaikwei Central constituency in the Greater Accra region.

Patrick Yaw Boamah secured 21,099 votes to win the seat, while his opponent, Abdulai Abu Baba Saddiq, garnered 19,368 votes.

This announcement follows a High Court ruling on Saturday, January 4, which granted an application by the NPP seeking to compel the EC to complete the collation of parliamentary results for the constituency.

Justice Forson Agyapong, who presided over the case, ruled in favour of the NPP, issuing an order of mandamus that compelled the EC to complete the collation process.

In his judgment, Justice Agyapong stated that the EC had failed to collate results from 31 outstanding polling stations in the constituency, which was a breach of its obligations.

The court subsequently ordered the EC to collate the results from the remaining polling stations and incorporate them into the already collated figures.

This decision paved the way for the final declaration of Patrick Yaw Boamah as the winner.

Okaikwei Central is among the four constituencies still in contention between the two major parties with barely 2 days more for parliament to swear in newly-elected MPs.

The NPP had rulings going in their favour regarding the other three constituencies namely Ablekuma North, Techhiman South and Tema Central.

Following the ruling, the EC immediately commenced the collation today ostensibly to conclude and gazette the results before the swearing-in of new MPs.

Meanwhile, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has served notice of appeal against the High Court's ruling on all the four constituencies.