Following a court ruling, the Electoral Commission (EC) withdrew from Saturday's presidential and parliamentary internal elections of the National Democratic Congress.
Before the EC may oversee the party's elections, the NDC must settle its internal disputes and
After a meeting between the NDC leadership and the electoral authority on Wednesday afternoon, this was made public.
The electoral authority claims that continuing to oversee the primaries would be considered contempt of court.
Following a meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, the EC informed representatives of the candidates and the NDC leadership of its decision.
A request for an interlocutory injunction to prevent the Commission from monitoring the conduct of the Presidential and Parliamentary Primaries was served on us yesterday as a result of the allegedly irregularities in the register, according to the Commission's chairperson, Mrs. Jean Mensa.
She continued, "Gentlemen, in order to avoid being found in contempt, the Commission has decided not to monitor the conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections until the case is determined by the court.
NDC primary letter from the EC
The EC later addressed a formal letter to the NDC General Secretary following the discussion and verbal conversation.
"Further to our meeting this afternoon on the aforementioned topic, we thus formally tell you that having received an Application for Interlocutory Injunction seeking to enjoin the Electoral Commission from monitoring the conduct of the election, the commission won't be able to oversee the conduct of the aforementioned elections, which are scheduled for Saturday, May 13, 2023, until after the matter has been resolved, according to the EC letter, which was signed by chairman Mrs. Jean Mensa.
Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, one of the main contenders for president, filed a lawsuit against the party on Tuesday (May 9, 2023) after discovering what he claims to be irregularities in the party's voter list that would be utilized for the election.
In order to prevent the party and the EC from moving forward with the polls, he also filed an application for an interlocutory injunction.
Dr. Duffuor claimed in the writ that the party had broken party regulations by failing to deliver the requisite picture album register five weeks before the elections.
In addition, he asserted in his affidavit in favor of the motion that his team received a partial picture album registration on May 4—a few days before the elections—instead of in March, when they had originally requested one.
Parts of the 36-paragraph affidavit in support of the motion read, in part, "The Plaintiff adds that, to their utmost surprise, upon verification, it was found that the number of constituencies on the hard drive given to his representatives was 220 in number as opposed to the alleged number of 228 constituencies indicated by the Defendant."
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