In a blow to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East Region, a disqualified parliamentary aspirant is seeking an injunction against the acclamation of the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) for Binduri constituency. ApexnewsGh reports
The NPP is set to conduct parliamentary primaries on January 27, 2024 in constituencies with sitting MPs.
Abdulai Abanga, the only individual who showed up to contest the MP position in Binduri, is facing legal action from Alex Amolbogri Avoka.
Avoka, through his counsel Richard Abaaduko Adazabra, is seeking an order of interlocutory injunction to prevent the NPP from holding the upcoming Binduri NPP parliamentary primaries and from acclaiming Abanga as its parliamentary candidate.
The application was filed at the High Court in Bolgatanga on Tuesday, January 23. The court is scheduled to review the case on January 25, 2024 at 9:00am. The outcome of this legal action will determine the course of the parliamentary primaries in the Binduri constituency.
In a surprising turn of events, a disqualified parliamentary aspirant in the Upper East Region is seeking an injunction against the acclamation of the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) for Binduri constituency.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to hold parliamentary primaries in constituencies with sitting MPs on January 27, 2024.
The disqualified aspirant, Alex Amolbogri Avoka, has taken legal action against the NPP through his counsel, Richard Abaaduko Adazabra. Avoka is requesting an order of interlocutory injunction to halt the forthcoming Binduri NPP parliamentary primaries and prevent the party from acclaiming their chosen candidate, Abdulai Abanga.
Avoka’s disqualification stems from a letter sent by the Regional Party executive, signed by Regional Secretary Elvis Figo.
The letter states that they were instructed by the National Party leadership to disqualify Avoka due to alleged forgery of signatures and thumbprints on his nomination forms.
Meanwhile, Avoka is accused of reducing his date of birth to qualify for a reduced filing fee and falsely claiming to have a Bachelor of Business Administration (Human Resources) from the Christian Service University College in Kumasi.
When contacted about the allegations, Avoka dismissed them as false and stated that he had been on the party’s ballot in 2019 without any issues being raised. He believes that his disqualification is a result of the incumbent MP, Abdulai Abanga, fearing potential divisions within the party after the election.
Below are some of the evidence produced by embattled NPP Binduri aspirant:
Source: Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen
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It’s even wrong to disqualify a person who contested in the previous primaries without any having a criminal record. It’s a one family (party) ,so what is the essence of disqualifying him. Just to pave way for the incumbent to go on the post. It will in one way or the other brings division to the party. Thank you.