The High Court in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, has dismissed an injunction application against the by-election in Ejisu after the plaintiff, Emmanuel Gallo, withdrew the case.
Gallo, the former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), had filed for an interlocutory injunction to stop the Ejisu by-election scheduled for April 30.
His aim was to halt the election until a lawsuit against the Electoral Commission (EC), which sought to prevent Esther Osei from representing the party in the poll, was resolved.
Gallo claimed that the party had officially informed the EC of its decision not to participate in the by-election on April 18.
However, he later withdrew the case, citing calls from notable individuals, including the former party chair and current Paramount Chief of Nandom Traditional Area, Naa Prof. Edmund N. Dele Chii VIII.
Gallo stated that he withdrew the case to promote cohesion and unity among CPP members.
“The same introspection the Plaintiff considers to help with the unity and cohesion within the party. Based on these happenings and calls, the Plaintiff prays to withdraw the instant application and the Suit even though it is clear that the Defendant cannot legally conduct the elections with an illegitimate candidate purporting to be a constitutionally elected parliamentary candidate in the Ejisu bye-election. I pray accordingly,” the plaintiff told the court.
This is after the Convention People’s Party (CPP) clarified that it has not placed any injunction on the parliamentary by-election process in Ejisu.
In response, the court presided over by Her Ladyship ELLEN L. S. Mireku, said, “The application for Injunction against the Electoral Commission is struck out as withdrawn. The suit is also struck out as withdrawn. No order as to cost.”