The High Court in Obuasi has dismissed the election petition filed by former Trade and Industry Minister, Kobina Tahiru Hammond, challenging the election of Godwin Animli Dorgbadzi Dorani as Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa.
In a ruling on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, presided over by Justice Kwabena Twumasi, the court imposed a fine of ¢60,000 on K. T. Hammond for what it described as time-wasting.
During the 2024 general elections, Hammond lost the Adansi Asokwa seat to Dorani by 954 votes, with Dorani polling 14,229 votes against Hammond’s 13,275.
Dissatisfied with the outcome, the former Minister filed a petition at the Obuasi High Court on January 15, 2025.
However, after failing to appear before the court on three consecutive occasions, the court proceeded to deliver its ruling on August 19, 2025.
Speaking to the media after the proceedings, counsel for the incumbent MP, Richard Andy, said the petition had no legal basis.
He added that the ruling would allow his client to focus on his mandate.
