A Tamale high court presided over by his lordship Charles Gyamfi
–Danquah has formally granted an indefinite injunction plea brought
before it by the disqualified NDC Aspirant Nanburi Derrick.
The petitioner asked the court to prevent the ruling National Democratic
Congress (NDC) from holding parliamentary primary in the Bukpurugu
constituency of the Northern Region until his illegal disqualification
had been over turned.
The Aspirant, who is a former member of parliament for the area was
alleged to have been disqualified for joining the Nana Konadu Agyemang
Rawlings led National Democratic Party (NDP).
As a result, the National Executive Committee (NEC) dropped his name
from the list of qualified aspirants seeking to lead the constituency on
the ticket of the NDC in 2016.
The indefinite injunction means the NDC cannot hold primaries in the Bunkrugu constituency until the court decides otherwise.
The Bunkpurugu Constituency remains the only constituency in the
northern region yet to conduct its primary to select a parliamentary
candidate for the 2016 elections because of a long-standing legal
tussle.
In his ruling, the trial judge indicated that the NDC failed to follow
laid down rules in disqualifying the candidate and therefore advised
both parties to come to a compromise in order to allow for the elections
to be conducted.
Meanwhile Sulley Sambian counsel of the disqualified candidate maintains
that his client was wrongfully disqualified from contesting in the
primary, indicating that it constituted an infringement on his
fundamental human rights.
According to him, the Northern Regional Secretariat of the NDC and the
Electoral Commission (EC) have both been served with the injunction and
could be cited for contempt if they go ahead to conduct primaries in the
constituency.
Campaign coordinator of the disqualified aspirant Linlaar Kantam
emphasized "we are very grateful that at the end of the day justice and
rule of law has prevailed and that we are ready for the elections. At
the end of the day we know victory shall be ours in Bunkrugu."
The Northern Region Director of Elections for the NDC Tanko Rashid in a
reaction to the injunction said the party wil open up a defence soon.
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