The Tamale High Court has issued an order directing officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the West Mamprusi Municipality to produce the ballot boxes containing votes from the NPP Walewale primary held on January 27, 2024.
Additionally, the court has mandated the Electoral Commission to submit the election register used during the primary to the court’s registry by the end of tomorrow, June 26, 2024.
The court’s decision follows a motion filed by the Plaintiff Hajia Lariba Zuwera, seeking the production of the ballot box and register by the Electoral Commission of the Walewale Constituency.
This ruling marks the second relief granted to the plaintiff within two days.
Earlier, on June 24, Justice Richard Kugyapaw of the Tamale High Court had issued an injunction against Dr. Mahama Tia Kabiru, preventing him from claiming the parliamentary candidacy of the NPP for the Walewale Constituency in the North East Region.
The court’s actions stem from a challenge to the election results by the incumbent Member of Parliament, Hajia Lariba Zuweratu.
Dr. Abudu Kabiru had been declared the winner by the Electoral Commission in Walewale after securing 145 votes, defeating Hajia Lariba Abudu.
Following the dispute, Hajia Lariba Abudu filed a case at the Tamale High Court contesting the election outcome. Efforts by the NPP to resolve the matter through an out-of-court settlement were previously requested.
In a related development, the Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Richard Kogyapwah, granted the NPP’s request for a six-week period to settle the internal dispute out of court on March 27, 2024.
The blame for the party’s internal discord in the Walewale Constituency has been directed at Vice President and NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia by Professor Naa Nabila Sulemana, the North East Regional Chairman of the NPP Council of Elders. According to Sulemana, Dr. Bawumia has the ability to mediate the issue given his familial connection to the former MP, who is his sister.