Dec 7 NDC Files Injunction to Restrain EC from Printing Amenfi Central Ballot Papers

The legal team of the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has on behalf of the party, filed an injunction application seeking to restrain the Electoral Commission from proceeding with the printing of parliamentary ballot papers and notice of polls for Amenfi Central following the disqualification of the NDC’s parliamentary candidate.

NDC’s Parliamentary candidate for Amenfi Centyral, Joana Gyan Cudjoe, was recently disqualified from the Parliamentary race by the Electoral Commission.

Madam Joana Gyan Cudjoe’s disqualification, according to the EC stems from an interlocutory injunction issued by the Sekondi High Court, which prevents the EC from recognizing her as the NDC’s candidate for the upcoming December 7 elections.

The court’s injunction is reportedly related to a pending lawsuit concerning Joana Cudjoe’s eligibility, which has not been resolved or lifted, thereby impeding her participation in the parliamentary race for Amenfi Central.

The NDC, however, argues that the EC’s continued actions to print ballot papers without resolving the matter would infringe upon the legal process and the rights of their candidate, a situation which is not conducive for election 2024.

In the application, the NDC is requesting the court to issue an order to restrain the EC from printing or distributing ballot materials for Amenfi Central until the legal issues surrounding Joana Cudjoe’s disqualification are fully adjudicated.Kobina Darlington/