Some residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) dragged Hohoe MP-elect John Peter Amewu and the EC to the Ho High Court.
They contend by not being allowed to vote in the just-ended parliamentary elections, their rights have been breached. They secured a 10-day injunction against the gazetting of John Peter Amewu as the winner of the polls.
After the hearing, the Court on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, issued an order restraining Peter Amewu from holding himself out as Member of Parliament -Elect for Hohoe Constituency.
Deputy Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame then filed an application at the Supreme Court urging it to restrain the Ho High Court from hearing the matter.
He maintained the SALL residents do not have voting rights in Hohoe since the Supreme Court has already ruled that the area falls within the Oti region.
The Apex Court, therefore in a unanimous decision on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, ruled that the Ho High Court erred when it granted an injunction against the gazetting of John Peter Amewu who has now been inaugurated as MP.
