The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) parliamentary primaries in Asante Mampong have come to a standstill, with 35 dissatisfied party members securing an injunction against the ongoing exercise.Legal disputes within the Mampong NPP branch date back to February 2022, initiated by discontented members questioning the legitimacy of polling station elections.

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The extended legal battle concluded with a High Court dismissal in Mampong, allowing the party to proceed with elections for electoral area coordinators and constituency executives.<img src="

alt="" class="wp-image-616687" />Following the unfavorable High Court ruling, the dissatisfied plaintiffs sought a separate injunction to prevent polling station executives from

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participating in the NPP's 2023 presidential primaries. Despite their efforts, the polling station executives took part in the presidential primaries as the plaintiffs failed to serve the party on time.Undeterred, led by Kofi Sarpong, the plaintiffs have now secured a fresh injunction from the Court of Appeal against the scheduled January 27 parliamentary primaries in Mampong. <img

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alt="" class="wp-image-616691" />This move follows the filing of an appeal on the previously dismissed case by the High Court.Alhaji Malik Agyei, the Asante Mampong Constituency Secretary of the NPP, confirmed the suspension of the elections after the party received the injunction. He stated, "We await for the court to sit on the injunction to pave the way for

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the primaries."

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