The Obuasi High Court, presided over by Justice Frederick Kwabena Twumasi, has dismissed an election petition filed by former Adansi Asokwa MP K.T. Hammond against his successor, Godwin Animli Dorgbadzi Dorani.
The petition challenged the outcome of the 2024 parliamentary elections in the Adansi Asokwa constituency.
In delivering his ruling, the presiding judge noted that K.T. Hammond and his legal team had failed to appear in court on four consecutive occasions.
As a result, the case was dismissed, and the former MP was fined GH¢60,000 in costs to be paid to the defendant.
Speaking to Adom News, Mr. Dorani expressed satisfaction with the court ruling. He explained that following his election victory, Mr. Hammond rejected results from 13 polling stations and asked the court to annul them and order a re-run.
The lawyer for the former MP, Richard Ahdi, added that the repeated absence of Mr. Hammond and his counsel had caused his client significant financial loss. He explained that he had urged the court to impose GH¢150,000 in costs, but the judge, in his discretion, settled on GH¢60,000.
Source: Isaac K. Normanyo
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