The High Court in Amasaman has granted an application for an interim injunction against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in relation to the swearing-in of Geroge Opare Addo, popularly known as Pablo as the Youth Organiser of the party.
This means the Congress Planning Committee Chairman, Alex Segbefia, the NDC Acting Director of Elections, Daniel Amartey, the Electoral Commission and George Opare Addo and their agents and/or assigns are to hold on with the swearing-in scheduled to have happened after Saturday’s National Congress to elect new national officers.
The defendants have been further restrained from holding the said George Opare Addo out as the National Youth Organiser elect of the NDC.
This was after the court heard an application for interim injunction brought by Brogya Genfi, a contestant in last weekend’s National Youth Organiser election of the NDC.
The Tertiary Education Network (TEIN) President of University of Professional Studies (UPSA), Ibrahim Rashid and Paul Amaldago, TEIN President for University of Ghana, Legon, are challenging the legality of George Opare Addo’s election on grounds that same violated two expressed orders/decisions of the High Court and the expressed directives of the National Democratic Congress.
They have filed a Writ of Summons, seeking the annulment of the National Youth Organiser election on the basis that 22 TEIN President delegates who by the expressed orders of the High Court were supposed to vote in the elections, were excluded and/or prevented from participating in the elections and that 17 persons who were not supposed to participate in the elections were rather allowed to vote.
They are of the view that given the fact that the margin between the two candidates was only 25 votes, the said illegalities and infractions constituting 39 votes, significantly impacted the outcome of the elections.
