A High Court in Accra has dismissed a suit filed by an aggrieved member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who attempted to place an injunction on the Greater Accra Regional elections.
The plaintiff, Bossman Oduro-Fosu, sued the NDC for flouting aspects of the party’s constitution on the election of party executives.
In his statement of claim, Mr Oduro-Fosu asked the court to declare the results issued by the National Executive Committee (NEC) for the election of party executive officers for 2014 as unconstitutional.
[contextly_sidebar id=”FH6nN3ZpqTc1VQSbSP3eij04d8pHchAG”]He also argued that the supposed addition was in direct conflict with Article 42 (1) of the NDC constitution.
Mr. Oduro-Fosu again sought revocation of paragraph 6 (c) VI of the party’s constitution which states that “In addition, a member of the party shall not qualify to vie for a regional executive committee position unless the member has prior to seeking elections, held an executive position in the constituency.”
But the court after hearing arguments from the both counsels dismissed the case saying, it lacked merit.
The ruling means the party can now go ahead to organize its constituency and regional elections.
This will pave way for the national congress for party delegates to elect national executives. The main national congress will be organized in October.
By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom/citifmonline.com/Ghana