The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reassured its delegates, as well as candidates for the presidency and the house of representatives, that the party’s legal team is diligently working to ensure that the presidential and parliamentary primaries proceed as planned.
The NDC primaries are scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 13, but Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, a presidential candidate for the party, has filed a lawsuit to halt the election.
“We want to urge party members and the people of Ghana to remain calm as the Party, through its legal team, works to resolve the temporary challenge,” the General Secretary of the party, Fifi Kwetey said in a press statement.
He claimed that there were inconsistencies in the party’s voter list that was provided to his team.
Dr. Duffuor also stated in a writ submitted to an Accra High Court that the party did not submit the required photo album register five weeks prior to the elections as required by the party’s rules.
In response, the NDC has urged restraint among its members while the situation is resolved.
“While urging calm among our rank and file, we wish to assure that the party as at April 20th, 2023 had made available the full Delegates List to all presidential candidates in line with our commitment stated in our guidelines that, this Primary Document, would be furnished to all presidential candidates.
“The party is, therefore, confident that, this temporary challenge will be quickly overcome to pave way for the holding of the primaries on schedule,” the statement read.
“It is our expectation that we shall all put the larger interest of our great party ahead of all considerations, knowing that the good people of Ghana are eagerly looking up to our party, come December 7, 2024, to rescue this nation from the current national collapse,” it added.
