An Accra High Court has dismissed an application seeking to dismiss the suit challenging the eligibility of Zanetor Rawlings to represent the NDC in the Klottey Korley constituency in the 2016 elections as parliamentary candidate.
The motion filed by lawyers for Zanetor described the suit as premature and moot and also challenged the plaintiff’s capacity to bring the suit before the court.
[contextly_sidebar id=”jZgzXNbVYiLIJ1bGsG7ivAxhEt0dNCNQ”]In the ruling of the court, the judge Justice Kweku Ackaah Boafo said the motion was without basis and ordered Zanateor Rawlings and the NDC to open their defense in the matter.
Incumbent member of parliament for the Klottey Korley constituency Nii Ashitey and one Nii John Coleman who also lost in the primaries filed a suit praying the Court to prevent Dr Rawlings from holding herself out as parliamentary candidate-elect for the constituency on the ticket of the NDC.
In the suit the two say Zanetor Rawlings’ election was unlawful and wants the court to annul the November 21, 2015 primaries of the NDC in the constituency.
They joined the NDC and the Electoral Commission (EC) to the suit as first and third respondents respectively, with Dr Rawlings being the second.
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By: Fred Djabanor/citifmonline.com/Ghana