The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Walewale, Lariba Zuwera Abudu, has secured an interim injunction against Dr. Abdul-Karibu Tia Mahama, from holding himself as winner of the constituency primary.

Similarly, the Electoral Commission has also been injuncted from presenting Dr. Tia Mahama to the NPP as the winner of the election.

The injunction will hold for 10 days.

At the end of the primary, the EC credited Dr. Tia Mahama with 343 votes, against Lariba Zuwera Abudu's 334 votes but the dissatisfied MP lodged a legal challenge on Monday, January 29, 2024, in a Tamale High Court, challenging the results.

“It is hereby ordered that the defendants are restrained herein, whether by themselves, their agents, assigns, workmen and allies, from holding out the 1st defendants as the New Patriotic Party’s candidate elect for the Walewale constituency for the 2024 parliamentary elections and or from submitting the name of the 1st defendants to the NPP, National office as the candidate elect in the 27th January 2024 New Patriotic Party parliamentary primaries for the Walewale constituency.”