Injunction on NDC Amenfi Central parliamentary candidate set aside
The Sekondi High Court yesterday granted motion to vacate the interlocutory injunction filed against Joana Gyan Cudjoe, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Amenfi Central constituency, in the Western Region.
The decision of the Court, presided by Justice Gyan Konto, comes after allegations levelled against Ms Cudjoe on her eligibility.
Earlier, the Electoral Commission (EC) disqualified Ms Cudjoe from not contesting as the NDC
candidate for Amenfi Central in this year’s parliamentary election because of the court injunction on the NDC’s parliamentary primaries.
The Court on November 4, ordered the plaintiffs and defendants to resolve the dispute on eligibility of Ms Cudjoe to contest the Amenfi Central seat, but the attempts to settle the matter out courts failed.
However, the NDC yesterday, filed a fresh application at the same, seeking to overturn the injunction that prevented Ms Cudjoe, to be recognised as the NDC’s parliamentary candidate.
The NDC demanded that the EC restore Ms Cudjoe’ s name
on the notice of poll to enable her to contest the December 7 parliamentary polls as the NDC candidate for Amenfi Central.
But, counsel for plaintiff, George Kojo Asiedu, argued that Ms Cudjoe’s eligibility remained unresolved insisting the request for an injunction, but the court dismissed the application.
Lawyer Edudzi Kudzo Tameklo, counsel for Ms Cudjoe, urged the EC to put Ms Cudjoe’s name and picture on the notice of poll.
Mr Tamakloe said the basis for Ms Cudjoe’s disqualification was an injunction order, which was no longer valid.
Meanwhile, Joana Cudjoe has urged her supporters to remain calm and continue to do their campaign despite the challenges.
The EC disqualified Ms Cudjoe from contesting as a NDC candidate for the parliamentary election in the Amenfi Central constituency.
This follows a petition to EC claiming that there was a pending order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Commission from recognising Mrs Cudjoe as the parliamentary candidate of the party.
The Commission’s attention was drawn to an order for interlocutory injunction, in respect of a suit filed by Gyedu Frimpong and four others against Ms Cudjoe, the NDC and the EC, at the Sekondi High Court.
The petitioners doubted the authenticity of the candidate’s voter identification, after she had successful filed nomination forms to contest the impending parliamentary polls in Amenfi Central
FROM CLEMENT ADZEI BOYE, SEKONDI
