The court has dismissed an application for an interlocutory injunction by Michael Nii Yarboi Annan against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Odododiodioo primary.

In November 2023, the Functional Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) disqualified Michael Nii Yarboi Annan from participating in the parliamentary election for the Odododiodioo Constituency. The party, in a report issued that year, clarified that the decision was based on findings from a special committee established by the Functional Executive Committee.

According to the party, considering the evidence presented, the special committee was unable to endorse Mr Annan’s qualification to contest the parliamentary primaries in the Odododiodoo constituency based on Article 41(8)(b) of the NDC Constitution, which stipulates that, “a member must be an active member of the party at the constituency level for the four years immediately preceding the date of filing nominations.”

The initial postponement of the election had been prompted by the legal challenge, but with the application being rejected, the party has now set a new date for the primary in the mentioned constituency.

Following this development, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has revised the date for its parliamentary primary in the Odododiodioo constituency to January 21, 2024.

General Secretary of the NDC, Fifi Fiavi Kwettey, in a statement issued on Friday, said on January 19, “an Accra High Court dismissed an application for an interlocutory injunction, as a result, the party is resuming processes leading up to the conduct of the parliamentary election in Odododiodioo.”

“The primaries at Ododioioo have consequently been rescheduled for Sunday 21st January 2024.”