The Assin Fosu High Court has suspended the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) constituency executive elections in the Assin South Constituency of the Central Region with a 10-day interlocutory injunction.
The court’s decision follows a legal challenge by some party members who alleged that aspects of the nomination process breached the party’s constitution, regulations and electoral guidelines, deepening internal tensions within the constituency.
Speaking to the media, NPP Election Officer for the Nyankumasi Ahenkuro Electoral Area, David Kwabena Marfo, said the party had completed all preparations for the polls before news of the injunction reached officials at the election venue.
According to him, delegates had already gathered and were ready to cast their ballots when they were informed that the court had barred the exercise from proceeding, making it impossible for the Electoral Commission and the security agencies to supervise the elections.
Mr Marfo explained that concerns raised by some party members after the nomination process prompted the court action, resulting in the suspension of the polls.
He further accused the party’s First National Vice Chairman, Smith Danquah, popularly known as “Buttey”, of fuelling divisions within the constituency to advance what he described as personal interests. He appealed to the party’s National Executive Committee, the Steering Committee and the General Secretary to intervene and resolve the impasse to restore unity within the constituency.
“This decision has been taken for selfish interests and not in the collective interest of the party.”
Meanwhile, several delegates expressed disappointment over the suspension, describing the development as a setback to the party’s internal democratic process. They urged the national leadership to act swiftly to resolve the dispute and safeguard the party’s electoral fortunes in Assin South, which they described as the NPP’s only parliamentary seat in the area.
