A flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has filed an interlocutory injunction against the party’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary primaries.
In a writ filed at an Accra High Court, Dr. Duffuor argued that the party had failed to provide the required photo album register five weeks ahead of the elections as stated in the party’s rules.
The former Finance Minister had raised concerns about the credibility of the photo album register and asked the party to postpone its upcoming presidential and parliamentary primaries until the proper thing was done.
But, the party has turned down his request, saying that the credibility of the May 13th primaries is not questionable as the campaign team of the former Finance Minister seeks to suggest.
Per the writ filed on Tuesday, May 9, the former Governor of the Bank of Ghana is seeking three main reliefs namely;
First, he is asking the court for a “declaration that the Photo Album Register issued by the 1st defendant and 2nd defendants to the Plaintiff on 4 May 2023 as the primary document for conducting the internal Presidential election of the National Democratic Congress on the 13 of May 2023 is incomplete and inaccurate.”
Secondly, he is praying to the court for “an order directing the 1st and 2nd defendants to prepare and deliver a complete and accurate Photo Album Register to the Plaintiff and other presidential aspirants of the National Democratic Congress at least five weeks ahead of the elections to enable the aspirants to carry out the needed verification of the Photo Album Register.”
Lastly, Dr. Duffuor is seeking “an injunction restraining the 1st, 2nd, and 5th defendants from conducting the internal presidential elections of the National Democratic Congress on 13 May 2023 pending compliance with second reliefs [as stated above].”
He further points out that, the photo album put out by the electoral directorate of the NDC with the knowledge, consent, and tacit approval of the general secretary of the party would compromise the integrity of the election to his detriment.
“The Plaintiff maintains that the reluctance to extend the time for the internal elections and provide a complete and credible photo album register ahead of time to the presidential aspirants for verification smacks of a plan to create an undue advantage for manipulation of the presidential primaries”, the motion added.
Read the full writ of Summons below;