Dr Kwabena Duffior, a flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has withdrawn the injunction action he brought against the NDC’s presidential and parliamentary primaries.
On Friday, May 12, his attorneys informed the court that their client had requested them to withdraw the complaint.
“We are aware the matter has been discontinued, lawyers for Dr Duffuor announced to the court that they had instructions to discontinue the matter, and so as we speak the matter has been discontinued,” said NDC Director of Legal Affairs Abraham Amaliba, who was in court.
“I will like to use this opportunity to thank the Council of Elders of the party, National Chairman, and General Secretary for the effort put in place in resolving this matter.
“I also want to thank Dr Duffuor, the Presidential aspirant for his magnanimity and to accept to withdraw this matter from court. What this shows is that the NDC is united.”
On Tuesday, May 9, Dr Duffuor filed an injunction case in the High Court, seeking to halt the primaries due to concerns regarding the electoral album.
“The plaintiff avers that the partial delivery of the Photo Album to his representatives on 4th May 2023 was in itself out of time considering the magnitude of the verification exercise required of them before the internal elections of 13th May 2023,” portions of the application said.
Dr. Duffuor’s campaign team had previously requested a delay of the May 13 Presidential Primaries due to what it described as a defective register.
On Monday, May 8, a petition signed by Kofi Kukubor, the Head of Research and Strategy with Dr Duffuor’s campaign team, was sent to the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) and the NDC Elections Committee, stating that an extensive review of the voters’ register or photo album for 220 constituencies had revealed several discrepancies that rendered the register incomplete or inaccurate.
Going into the election with such a list weakens the election’s legitimacy and integrity, according to the campaign team, and risks causing irreparable harm to flagbearer candidate Dr Kwabena Duffuor.
Source: 3news.com
