The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Amenfi Central Constituency in the Western Region has expressed strong dissatisfaction over the Electoral Commission's (EC) disqualification of their Parliamentary Candidate(PC), Madam Joana Gyan Cudjoe.
At a press conference addressed by Constituency Secretary, Mr Fiifi Sangmoah, the party described the EC's action as "undemocratic, unconstitutional, provocative, and barefacedly instigated."
The controversy surrounds the May 13, 2023, parliamentary primaries, where Madam Gyan Cudjoe won overwhelmingly.
However, dissatisfied individuals filed a lawsuit, securing an interlocutory injunction that temporarily restrained her from holding herself out as the duly elected candidate.
The NDC's Functional Executive Committee annulled the May 13, 2023, elections and conducted fresh primaries on September 8, 2024.
Madam Gyan Cudjoe emerged victorious once again, with the EC supervising the process.
The party argues that the September election superseded the May election, rendering the earlier contest irrelevant and reinforcing Madam Gyan Cudjoe's legitimacy.
Despite the NDC's arguments, the EC disqualified Madam Gyan Cudjoe, citing the interlocutory injunction tied to the annulled May 2023 election.
The party sees this decision as a gross display of incompetence and vows to fight back.
The NDC is demanding that the EC restores Madam Gyan Cudjoe's name on the notice of poll and ballot papers for Amenfi Central.
''We will only accept the outcome of the December 7, 2024, elections if Madam Gyan Cudjoe remains a contender. As Fiifi Sangmoah emphasised, "We will not stop until justice is done and the people's will is restored."
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