The Tamale High Court presided over by Justice Richard Kogyapwah, has called for a rerun of the Walewale New Patriotic Party(NPP) primaries.
The judge, who gave the ruling today, Monday, September 2, 2024, said the full judgment will be released on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
The latest twist is barely a week before parliamentary and presidential aspirants file their nominations for the December 7 election in line with directives by the Electoral Commission (EC).
The incumbent Member of Parliament for the Walewale constituency and former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu, proceeded to the Tamale High Court to file an injunction against Dr Mahama Tia Kabiru, restraining him from holding himself as the elected parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party for the Walewale constituency in the North East Region.
Subsequently, Justice Richard Kogyapwah of the Tamale High Court granted a plea by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to resolve the issues related to the Walewale constituency parliamentary primary out of court.
The NPP noted that settling the case out of court would be the best way to sustain peace and unity in the party ahead of the 2024 general elections and pledged to return to the court for a final verdict.
However, the parties involved could not agree on an amicable solution, prompting the court to settle the matter.
Today’s ruling allows the contenders to contest in the primary which will be organized by the party in the constituency.