{"id":176038,"date":"2015-12-21T16:44:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T16:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=176038"},"modified":"2015-12-21T16:47:05","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T16:47:05","slug":"npps-carlos-ahenkorah-sued-over-tema-west-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/12\/npps-carlos-ahenkorah-sued-over-tema-west-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP’s Carlos Ahenkorah sued over Tema West primary\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Five months after his election, the New Patriotic Party (NPP\u2019s) parliamentary candidate for the Tema West constituency, Carlos Ahenkorah has been sued by some disgruntled members of the party.<\/p>\n
The members; Nana Yaw Ntim and Christian Joseph want a re-run of the election\u00a0in the Tema West Constituency.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”VYYyhPani3Hsc6mZDF6NHt9692bL11ci”]They argue that the NPP\u2019s National Executive Committee (NEC), prior to the poll, directed that Ga-Adangme constituencies should be contested by only indigenous residents, hence for a non-indigene to be elected in Tema West is in contravention of the party\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n
The complainants\u00a0are praying the court to declare Mr. Ahenkorah’s election \u201cnull, void and of no effect.\u201d<\/p>\n
They also want the court to order the NPP to re-run the primary in the area.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0NPP has been joined to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Carlos Ahenkorah who contested the incumbent MP, Naa Torshie Addo, faced fierce opposition from some party members who accused him of not helping the party in the constituency.<\/p>\n
The disagreements delayed his clearance by the party\u2019s Vetting Committee but he was subsequently given the green light.<\/p>\n
Mr. Ahenkorah during the election held on July 25, 2015,\u00a0polled 503 while Naa Torshie Addo had 273<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n The other contender Adwoa Amoakoa had 2 votes.<\/p>\n