The Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) election petitioners have filed an appeal against the decision of the Ho High Court, which dismissed their lawsuit challenging the election of John Peter Amewu as the Member of Parliament for Hohoe. 

The High Court had dismissed the petition on Monday, July 29, citing a lack of jurisdiction.

Approximately 17,000 voters from the SALL enclave, consisting of 13 communities, were excluded from the 2020 parliamentary elections. 

Five residents from SALL had petitioned the High Court in Ho to annul the parliamentary election that resulted in Mr. Amewu becoming an MP. 

However, the court ruled that the petitioners' request effectively questioned the constitutionality of CI 128, the regulation the Electoral Commission relied on to conduct the 2020 parliamentary elections.

Dissatisfied with the High Court's judgment, the petitioners have taken their case to the Court of Appeal. 

They argued that the trial judge made a significant error in dismissing the petition on the grounds that the High Court lacked jurisdiction.

The petitioners maintain that their case deserves further consideration and are seeking a reversal of the High Court's decision to ensure their concerns are adequately addressed.

“The trial judge erred in failing to appreciate that on a proper interpretation of C.1 112, the SALL traditional areas did not become part of the Oti region but remain part of the Hohoe Municipality as well as Hohoe Constituency, matters which did not require constitutional interpretation.”

"The petitioners also indicated that the trial judge erred in failing to recognise that there were multiple statutory breaches on the part of the Electoral Commission, which rendered the election of Mr Amewu void by virtue of the Representation Peoples Law 1992 (PNDCL284) Section 20(1)(b)."

They are therefore seeking some reliefs, including an order to set aside the High Court's judgment delivered on July 29.

“A declaration that the election of the 2nd respondent as MP for the Hohoe constituency following the December 2020 parliamentary election is null and void,” the writ added.