Accra, Dec 17, GNA – The Amasaman High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from swearing-in Mr George Opare Addo, the National Democratic Congress National Youth Organiser-Elect.
The Court granted the request after hearing an application for an interim injunction filed on December 13th, 2022, by Mr Brogya Genfi, who lost the contest to Mr Opare Addo last Saturday, in Cape Coast.
The suit was jointly filed with Mr Ibrahim Rashid, President of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) branch of the NDC Tertiary Education Institutions Network (TEIN) and Mr Paul Amaldago, President, University of Ghana branch of TEIN.
The NDC is the first defendant, while Mr Alex Segbeffia, NDC Director of Elections and Mr Danial Amartey also of the NDC, with the Electoral Commission are the subsequent defendants. Mr Opare Addo is the fifth defendant.
The trio are challenging the validity of Mr Opare Addo’s election on grounds that the defendants violated the NDC’s directives for the organisation of the election and decisions of the High Court.
The Court “ordered the first, second, third and fourth defendants herein, either acting by themselves, and/or through their agents, workmen, associates, privies and any and all such person(s) claiming and/or deriving authority through and/or under any and/or all of the said defendants from swearing in and/or in any other such way of manner acknowledging the fifth defendant herein any other such way or manner acknowledging the fifth defendant herein as the duly elected National Youth Organiser of the first defendant party”.
It further restrained Mr Opare Addo from “holding himself out and/or knowingly allowing and/or permitting himself to be held out and/or acknowledged by the first defendant and its members and officers as the duly elected National Youth Organiser of the NDC (first defendant party)”.
The Court also restrained Mr Opare Addo from presenting himself to be acknowledged and/or sworn into office by the NDC (first defendant) and/or its officers as the duly elected National Youth Organiser of the NDC (the first defendant party).
At the polls, incumbent Mr Opare Addo, popularly known as Pablo, polled 533 votes as against Mr Brogya Genfi’s 508 votes to retain his seat.
GNA