The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially nullified its parliamentary primary for the Amenfi Central constituency, which was originally conducted on May 13, 2023, due to ongoing legal disputes.
In a statement released on September 5, 2024, Fifi Kwetey, the party’s General Secretary, detailed that the election results are currently being reviewed by the High Court in Sekondi.
The plaintiffs in the case are seeking the court’s intervention to annul the election results and mandate a new primary.
The decision to annul the election results was made after a meeting of the Functional Executive Committee on September 3, 2024.
The statement noted, “In the reliefs (c), (d), and (e) of the Plaintiffs’ action, they seek from the court, the annulment of the parliamentary primary election result and an order for a rerun of the election,” the statement said.
“Accordingly, the parliamentary primaries conducted on the 13th of May 2023 in Amenfi Central have been annulled forthwith. The party has decided to open fresh nominations for the conduct of the primaries in Amenfi Central Constituency,” the statement added.
The timeline for the new primary is as follows: Nominations will open on Friday, September 6, 2024, and must be submitted by Saturday, September 7, 2024.
The vetting process and appeals will also take place on Saturday, with the new election scheduled for Sunday, September 8, 2024.