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Press Release
Office of Nana Akufo-Addo
August 28, 2014
NPP Super Delegates
Congress hangs in balance
The New Patriotic Party’s Super Delegates Congress
hangs in the balance as leaders await the hearing of
a lawsuit seeking to prevent it from taking place on
Sunday.
A member of the party, David Hoezame, is in court
seeking a judicial order to restrain the NPP from
holding internal elections this weekend.
The congress will be used to reduce the number of
aspirants seeking to lead the party for the 2016
presidential elections from seven to five.
Mr. Hoezame’s application was originally scheduled
for hearing next month.
However, at its sitting today, an Accra Fast Track
High Court, presided over by Justice K.A. Ofori
Atta, granted an application from lawyers of the NPP,
praying the court to hear Mr. Hoezame’s application
for interim injunction and determine same before
Sunday.
This is Mr. Hoezame’s second lawsuit against the
party.
Mr. Hoezame sued the leadership of the party at the
High Court for breaching the party’s constitution.
Speaking to Citi FM’s Richard Dela Sky, the lead
lawyer for the NPP, Godfred Dame said“we are in
court because the original application for interim
injunction filed by David Hoezame had been fixed for
hearing on September 2, 2014 and we feel like
clearly it will not accord with justice and fairness
if the application is heard on that day because
clearly the date postdates the date that has been
fixed by the NPP for its special delegates
conference.”
“It will be proper for the party to know clearly
whether it can proceed with the congress before it
proceeds to do so and that can only be done if the
application for interim injunction filed by David
Hoseame is heard and determined before 31 August,”
he further explained.
He said the Court has agreed to adjourn the matter
to tomorrow for the hearing of David Hoezeme’s case.
Mr. Dame expressed the hope that the “Court will
proceed to not only affirm the election of the
National Council but of course sanction the holding
of the super delegates conference.”
Kow Essuman
Aide to Nana Akufo-Addo (Internet & Social Media)
Office of Nana Akufo-Addo
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