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Patrick Boamah, MP for Okaikwei Central, vows to challenge the election results in court
Agyeman Joshua
Dec 9, 2024
Patrick Boamah, MP for Okaikwei Central
Patrick Yaw Boamah, the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikwei Central, has announced his intention to challenge the results of the parliamentary elections in court.
This comes after the Electoral Commission declared Baba Abubakar Sadiq of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the winner of the contest. Baba Sadiq won with 15,383 votes, narrowly edging out Patrick Boamah, who secured 14,949 votes.
Following the announcement, Patrick Boamah expressed his resolve to seek legal redress after the results are gazetted.
"I know I have won the election. So if I have won the election, I don’t have to use violent means to take my seat. I have to respect due process. And that is what we are going to follow. I have asked my party members and supporters to remain calm whiles we go through the due process. So we came to have a discussion with the lawyers, we are putting our documents together, once the gazette is made and the time limited for filing the petition is due, we will take the right steps..., we are going to the High Court," Mr. Boamah said.
He pointed to alleged irregularities during the collation of results and concerns about the outcomes from some polling stations as reasons for his decision. Although he did not share detailed evidence, Boamah expressed faith in the judiciary to provide a fair hearing.
