The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed an injunction application seeking to prevent the Electoral Commission (EC) from printing parliamentary ballot papers and notice of poll for the Amenfi Central constituency.
The application filed at the Accra High Court follows the EC’s disqualification of the NDC candidate, Joana Gyan Cudjoe.
The electoral body explained the disqualification is on the back of an interlocutory injunction issued by the Sekondi High Court.
The order prevents the EC from recognizing Mrs Cudjoe as the NDC’s candidate for the December 7 elections.
But the NDC has said the EC proceeding to print ballot papers without resolving the matter would infringe upon the legal process and the rights of their candidate.
The party in the application is therefore requesting the court to issue an order to restrain the EC from printing or distributing ballot materials for Amenfi Central until the legal issues surrounding Cudjoe’s disqualification are fully adjudicated.
This development adds further complexity to the NDC’s campaign in the constituency with about 51 days to the general election.
