The Electoral Commission has suspended its supervision of the presidential and parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The electoral body attributed its decision to an injunction filed by Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, one of the aspiring presidential candidates.
The Chairperson of the EC, Mrs. Jean Mensa, at a meeting today, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, said, “In order that we are not cited for contempt, the Commission has taken the decision not to supervise the conduct of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections until after the determination of the case by the court.”
As a result, the election management body cancelled a meeting between the EC and the NDC to discuss outstanding issues ahead of Saturday’s primaries.
It has also notified the campaign managers of all aspirants and the party about the situation.
Dr. Kwabena Duffour, one of the aspiring presidential candidates in the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dragged the party to court praying the court to injunct the process.
He is asking the court to declare the register to be used for the election as incomplete and inaccurate.
He also wants the court to direct the party to prepare and deliver a complete and accurate Photo Album Register to the Plaintiff and other Presidential aspirants at least five weeks ahead of the elections to enable the aspirants to examine the register before the polls.
Dr. Duffour wants the court to place an injunction restraining the 1″, 2nd, and 5h Defendants from conducting the internal Presidential elections of the
National Democratic Congress on 13h May 2023 pending compliance with the reliefs.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
