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National Democratic Congress in the Amenfi Central Constituency of the Western Region is entreating the Electoral Commission to disregard a petition seeking to disqualify the party's parliamentary candidate in the upcoming election.
The petition comes after successful filing of nomination forms by the candidate, Joana Gyan Cudjoe who was re-elected by delegates following an annulment of primaries conducted earlier this year.
Parliamentary Candidate for the NDC in Amenfi Central constituency, Joana Gyan Cudjoe had to run in the party’s parliamentary primaries for the second time after the party at the national level nullified her nomination.
A statement signed by General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey noted that the election has been the subject of litigation at the High Court in Sekondi, hence the annulment.
But the candidate in a fresh primary was re-elected by popular acclamation.
Communication Officer for the constituency, Obed Amissah explains the re-election followed due process.
“It is instructive to note that contestants for the first primaries all participated in the second primaries that eventually re-elected Madam Joana. Interestingly, Mr. Adonis, the District Electoral Officer of EC, was the one who supervised the process of electing our candidate”, he said.
Days after the filing of nominations, the candidate continued to fight petitions calling for nullification of her candidature by the electoral commission.
The petition served the EC claims that there is a purported pending order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Electoral Commission from recognizing Mrs. Cudjoe as Parliamentary Candidate of the party.
The petitioners are doubting the authenticity of the candidate’s voter identification.
Mr. Amissah wants the commission to dismiss the petition before them.
“We want peace in the constituency but not on the altar of people’s parochial interest. If our candidate is disqualified then there will be no election in the constituency”, he added.
Meanwhile, incumbent Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central, Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, has declared his intention to contest again as an independent candidate after losing the NDC’s primary to Joana Gyan Cudjoe.
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