In a dramatic turn of events, a bailiff of the Supreme Court has posted a substituted service at the residence of Charles Forson, the Member of Parliament for Tema Central constituency.
This development comes after several failed attempts to serve the court documents personally.
According to reports, lawyers of the NDC parliamentary candidate, Ebi Bright, led by Seth Nyaaba, had disclosed to the court that efforts to serve the court documents on the NPP MP, Charles Forson, had proven futile.
As a result, the court granted permission for substituted service, which involves posting the court documents at the defendant’s residence.
The substituted service was necessitated by the failure of the court’s initial attempts to serve the documents personally.
As stated by Seth Nyaaba, “More than three unsuccessful attempts have been made to effect personal service of the certiorari application, and the supplementary affidavit in support of the certiorari application on the 2nd to 5th Interested Parties.”
The Supreme Court’s direction for substituted service requires posting copies of the certiorari application, the supplementary affidavit in support of the certiorari application, and the hearing notice on the notice board of the Supreme Court, the residences of the defendants, the legal department of the Office of Parliament, and via WhatsApp.
The background to this case lies in the disputed parliamentary elections held on December 7, 2024.
Ebi Bright, the NDC parliamentary candidate for Tema Central constituency, filed a petition at the Supreme Court challenging the Electoral Commission’s (EC) declaration of Charles Forson as the winner.
The petition alleges electoral irregularities and misconduct during the elections.
The NDC had earlier filed an application to quash the High Court decision, which ordered the EC to collate and declare parliamentary results for Techiman South, Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, and Ablekuma North constituencies.
-BY Daniel Bampoe
