The splinter group within the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) have opted for an out of court settlement with its party executives.
Three members of the party went to court seeking to challenge the current national executives whom they accused of overstaying their term in office.
[contextly_sidebar id=”ZCnbMHmMgPe7T9w5ZxM3viIOfViItqR7″]They argued that per the party’s constitution their tenure in office elapsed in December 2013.
Leader of the group Kwabena Octhere disclosed that they agreed on an out of court settlement after a meeting with the National Advisory Council of the party.
“We had a meeting with all parties involved and it was agreed that the court case should be withdrawn and then the leadership would sit on the matter and do the right thing,” he disclosed.
He added that the group is waiting for the outcome, adding “we are waiting for them to follow the agreement that was reached at that meeting by calling for a national committee meeting and then asking the leadership to step down so that we can go into election of new leadership for our party.”
Meanwhile, the General Secretary of the Party Kofi Asamoah-Siaw said they are yet to receive a formal notification to this effect.
“My understanding is that all the parties will have to be served with that process even before we hear from the court. I don’t know when we will be notified, but the national committee also needs time to communicate among itself to be able to bring a notification for the next meeting to be held and the main agenda will be to continue how we implement the rest of the 2014 agenda.”
In a another development, the PPP is expected to elect its national executives in 2015.
According to the party, it is currently conducting constituency and regional elections across the country which they expect to complete by the end of 2014.
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By: Patricia Conteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana