The HighCourt in Accra has adjourned to February 4, 2016 hearing of a suit
challenging the legitimacy of the National Democratic Congress’ Klottey Korle
Parliamentary candidate, Dr. Zanetor Rawlings.
Incumbent MP Nii Armah Ashitey filed a suit praying the High Court
to
prevent Zanetor Rawlings from holding herself
out as parliamentary candidate for the constituency.
Nii Armah Ashitey who lost massively to Zanetor Rawlings in the
party’s parliamentary primaries last year, is joined by another aspirant to sue
daughter of former President Jerry John Rawlings.
They claim she was wrongfully elected since she is not a
registered voter.
Mr Ashitey and Nii Johnson Coleman are thus praying the court to
declare Zanetor Rawlings' election victory as null and void which
will pave way for the re-run of the elections.
The
presiding judge, Elizabeth Nimako adjourned the case to enable the plaintiffs
serve the Electoral Commission and the NDC – 1st and third respondents in the
case – with a hearing notice.
Counsel for the plaintiff had prayed the court to subpoena the EC
to provide registration details of Zanetor Rawlings, but the judge disagreed.
She said since the EC is party to the case, it should be presented
with a hearing notice instead.
Some party executives are, however, not happy with the decision of
the incumbent MP to resort to court to address his grievances.
They say the internal processes were not fully exhausted and they
want Nii Armah Ashitey sanctioned by the party leadership.
“Nii Armah Ashitey is now becoming a liability to the party in the
constituency. You went into an election and were beaten by 1000 or so votes and
you lost the election. You are now disturbing the entire constituency and the
party.
“The people have spoken and no matter the outcome of this
particular case, I believe these people cannot represent the NDC in the
constituency, there is no way. I am calling for his expulsion from the party,”
a constituency executive, Abdul Wahab Alhassan told Kwetey.
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