The Asante Mampong Constituency is set to conduct its Parliamentary primary today, Saturday, February 17 following the lifting of an Interlocutory Injunction by the Court of Appeal.
The New Patriotic Party
(NPP), which had initially paused the primary due to internal dissent, has
confirmed that the event will take place on Saturday, February 17.
A three-judge panel of
the Court of Appeal, led by Justice Georgina Mensah-Datsa, rejected an
injunction filed by 35 disgruntled NPP members from the Asante Mampong
Constituency. The Court underscored the potential for reconciliation, noting
that all disputing parties are members of the same political group.
The unhappy members have
sought legal redress since February 2022, mainly over issues related to polling
station executive elections. With the legal obstacle now removed, the NPP has
affirmed that the primaries will resume on Saturday, February 17, 2024.
In the forthcoming election, the Deputy
Foreign Affairs Minister and current Member of Parliament, Kwaku
Ampratwum-Sarpong, will compete against Dennis Kwakwa, a former Communications
Officer of the NPP in the Ashanti Region.
The NPP has called on delegates to uphold decorum
throughout the process. Paul Yandoh, the NPP’s Communications Director in the
Ashanti Region, echoed this sentiment.
Emmanuel Agyei Sefa, a spokesperson for the
dissatisfied party members, has urged the party’s leadership to address
lingering concerns.
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