The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will soon organise its parliamentary primary in the Ketu South Constituency in the Volta Region following the dismissal of a lawsuit against incumbent MP for the area, Fiifi Kwetey, and the party.
The primary was put on hold because a disqualified aspirant, Jim Yao Morti, prayed an Accra High Court to restrain the NDC from going ahead with the election until he is included in the race.
[contextly_sidebar id=”WEe6EuzAGuf1SeNmICBrKmuKeFuDkjnt”]According to Yao Morti, his disqualification from the primary was unwarranted as he met all the conditions in the party’s guidelines for the election.
But in an interview with Citi News, the Volta Regional Chairman of the Party, Mr Gyapong Kudzo, said the court on Monday dismissed the application.
According to him, the court had agreed with the defendants that the motion if upheld would burden the party and the other aspirants.
“The reasons are that; if we continue delaying this elections, the expenses for the party would be too much and that of the other aspirants would be spending too much money which would be more than what the guy has spent,” he said.
He said Jim Morti, despite claims he has rectified the inconsistencies in his academic qualifications, failed to notify him and other regional executives on the amendments.
The court, to this end, threw it out his application paving the way for the party’s primaries to come off. The Regional Chairman Mr Gyapong Kudzo could not immediately disclose the fixed date for the primaries but said it is likely to be conducted after the yuletide to ensure effective participation of voters.
Three others, including incumbent Fiifi Kwetey, were cleared to contest the slot.
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By: King Norbert Akablie/citifmonline.com/Ghana