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Suspended National Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Paul Afoko, has finally filed a suit at the High Court challenging his suspension.

Mr. Afoko was suspended by the National Executive Committee of the party last month after some members petitioned the party over his conduct.

Mr. Afoko’s decision to use the law court comes barely a week after the National Council of the NPP, which is the second highest decision making body of the party after congress, voted unanimously to affirm his suspension.
 
The decision was taken after a marathon meeting on Thursday November 12, to study a forty-page appeal document forwarded to the party by Mr. Afoko. Out of 77 people who voted at that meeting, 70 voted for the suspension to be upheld, six abstained from voting, while one voted for him to be reinstated.

But Mr. Afoko’s Lawyer has told Citi News they are in court because they still believe the processes used in suspending Mr. Afoko were wrong.

Meanwhile some three members of the party, who filed a suit against Afoko’s suspension, have their hearing pending.

Already, another member of the party, Oppong Kyekyeku, who also went to court to challenge Mr. Afoko’s suspension, had his case thrown out as the Court directed him to exhaust internal party structures.