The High Court located in Nalerigu, in the North East Region, has once again issued an interim injunction preventing the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from carrying out polling station executive elections in the Bunkpurugu Constituency.
This order, which was delivered on June 1, 2026, was made by Justice Samuel Bright Acquah in response to a lawsuit filed by Konlan Yenuyiab and 78 other party members against the NPP and another party.
After considering the arguments presented by the legal representatives of both parties, the court mandated that the NPP, along with its agents and any individuals acting on its behalf, must refrain from engaging in any election-related activities within the Bunkpurugu Constituency until further notice.
In its ruling, the court also instructed the Constituency Council of Elders and the Regional Council of Elders to facilitate mediation regarding the dispute, in accordance with an agreement established by the legal counsel for the involved parties.
This injunction comes in the wake of the destruction of ballot papers and voter registers in the Bunkpurugu Constituency on May 10, following heightened tensions during the NPP’s polling station executive elections, despite a prior court injunction that had suspended the electoral process.
The unrest transpired after party officials reportedly continued with the elections, even though the High Court in Nalerigu had prohibited the NPP from conducting the polls in the constituency for a period of 10 days.
The injunction was a result of a lawsuit initiated by Konlan Yenuyiab and 16 others, who contested the electoral process due to the alleged wrongful disqualification of certain candidates and claimed violations of the party’s internal regulations and the principles of natural justice.
