The Northern Regional branch of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended two of its major positions from being contested in region due to a court injunction.<\/p>\n
The two positions – Regional Secretary and Organizer positions were suspended because two aspirants vying for those positions claim they were wrongfully disqualified from the race.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”FX9mjFXZMdfFH9LZek78FX3OwFdtZdVx”]Mohammed Aliu, the disqualified regional secretary aspirant, accused the NDC\u2019s General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah of deliberately disqualifying him to favour a preferred candidate.<\/p>\n
He also criticized the NDC leadership for organizing the vetting in the region amidst a heavy military presence.<\/p>\n
The NDC’s constituency elections also faced similar court cases<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the party is currently holding its Northern Regional<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0Congress in Tamale.<\/p>\n About 348 delegates from 31 constituencies are expected to take part in the exercise.<\/p>\n Prior to the congress on Saturday, the NDC on Friday elected its Northern Regional Youth Organizer<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n The incumbent regional Organizer, Adam Mohammed Amin Abio retained his position by polling 62 votes out of the total votes cast.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n