Some executives of the United Progressive Party (UPP) have dragged the party\u2019s flagbearer, Akwasi Addai Odike to court to prevent him from filing nomination forms to contest in this year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n
The action was taken by the National Organizer of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Stephen Kwaku Saahene and some regional executives of the party.<\/p>\n
The executives in their writ are seeking \u201ca declaration that the first defendant [Odike] is not a member of the United Progressive Party having been dismissed by a unanimous resolution of the National Executive Committee of the UPP on grounds of misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n
They are also seeking an order of \u201cperpetual injunction restraining the 1st<\/sup> defendant his agents, assigns, privies, workmen and however described from carrying himself as the flagbearer of the UPP.\u201d<\/p>\n The executives also want the court to stop the Electoral Commission from accepting the nomination forms of Odike.<\/p>\n \u201cAn order of injunction restraining the 2nd<\/sup> defendant from issuing, accepting and registering the 1st<\/sup> defendant to contest the 2016 presidential elections as the flagbearer of the United Progressive Party,\u201d the writ added.<\/p>\n Nomination forms<\/strong><\/p>\n The EC opened nominations earlier in September and pegged the filing fees for presidential hopefuls at GHc50,000 and that of parliamentary nominees at GHc10,000.<\/p>\n Despite agitations<\/strong><\/a><\/span> for a reduction in the filing fees, about 23 presidential hopefuls including Odike had picked nomination form and would submit them between today [Thursday] and Friday.<\/p>\n UPP sacks Flagbearer<\/strong><\/p>\n The National Executive Committee of the UPP on March 2016<\/strong><\/a><\/span> dismissed Odike on what the committee say is gross disrespect for the party\u2019s constitution on his part.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the concern of the National Executive members. We had a meeting on Friday from all the regions in Kumasi. I chaired it and we have signatures of all the national executive committee members for Odike\u2019s dismissal,\u201d Acting National Chairman of the UPP, Alhaji Bashiru Zakari told Citi News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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