A petition filed by the Trade and Industry Minister, Kobina Tahiru Hammond (KT Hammond), seeking to disqualify his opponents in the party’s Adansi Asokwa parliamentary primary, has again been dismissed by the National Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

In the petition filed by the Trades Minister, Mr Hammond argued that they are not eligible to contest the poll based on Articles 12(4) and (7) of the NPP’s constitution.

He claimed that his opponents Samuel Dakwa Binfoh, Dr Enoch Acheampong, and Kwabena Nkansah Asamoah – are not card-bearing members of the party.

Additionally, he stated that the aforementioned persons have not done any work in the constituency to merit representing the constituents.

It is in view of these that Mr Hammond is challenging the qualification of his opponents in the upcoming primaries.

However, the petition has been squashed. This is the second time Mr Hammond is challenging the eligibility of his opponents.

On January 2, 2024, the Adansi Asokwa MP petitioned the Ashanti Regional Vetting Committee to disqualify his main opponent in the primary, Sammy Binfoh Darkwa but after hours of deliberation on the matter, the vetting committee threw out the petition and cleared both aspirants to begin their campaign for the primary.

Unsatisfied with the outcome, K.T. Hammond subsequently lodged a petition with the National Vetting Committee.

As it stands now, all candidates have been cleared to contest.