<<Print>>The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) November 21 primary in the Ketu South Constituency is in limbo after a disqualified aspirant, Jim Yao Morti sued the party and the incumbent Member of Parliament, Fiifi Kwetey.
According to a writ filed by Jim Yao Morti, he has fulfilled all the necessary conditions in the NDC’s guidelines for the election thus could not understand why he was disqualified. According to Mr. Morti, at his vetting, an issue about him selling a rented car in Togo was raised during which he “provided satisfactory answers to that effect and even provided the necessary documentation to alleviate the issues raised.”
He said his vetting was referred to the NDC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) for redress, but resorted to the court because “the NEC has not till date, come out with a decision of the his candidature and also not communicated same to him or the general public,” yet has not been cleared for the primaries.
“Even though no communication has been channeled to the plaintiff directly, the plaintiff got to know that the reason for the delay and actions of some of the executives of the 1st Defendant [Fiifi Kwetey] to stall his candidature is to assist the 5th defendant who has lost touch with the constituency,” the writ added.
Mr. Morti who is vying to become the parliamentary candidate for the NDC in the Ketu South constituency was disqualified together with Albert Zigah. Meanwhile, the party has cleared Fiifi Kwetey and two others to contest in the primary in Ketu South.
Reliefs:
Plaintiff – Jim Yao Morti
Vrs
National Democratic Congress, Headquarters, Adabraka Accra (1st Defendant)
The Chairman, Vetting Committee, NDC (2nd Defendant)
The Regional Chairman, Volta Region NDC (3rd Defendant)
Constituency NDC Chairman, Ketu South(4th Defendant)
Hon. Fiifi Kwetey, MP for Ketu South (5th Defendant)
1. A declaration that the plaintiff has satisfied the conditions set by the 1st Denfendant and is eligible to contest for the Parliamentary primaries of the 1st Defendant in the Ketus South constituency.
2. A declaration that the action of the 1st Defendant are against the fundamental Human Rights of the Plaintiff and also the Constitution and lad down guidelines of the 1st Defendant when it failed to communicate to the Plaintiff the outcome of vetting in the bid to be elected as 1st Defendant’s Parliamentary candidate for the Ketu South constituency for the 2016 Parliamentary Election.
3. A declaration that the Ghana Police Service has cleared the Plaintiff of any wrongdoing and have written letters to that effect and same should not bar the Plaintiff from contesting as 1st Defendant’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Ketu South constituency for the 2016 Parliamentary Election.
4. An order directed at the 1st Defendant to include the Plaintiff in contesting in its primaries for the election of its 2016 parliamentary candidates for the Ketu South constituency.
5. An order of injunction restraining the 1st Defendant, its officials, servants, agents or any person(s) claiming under or through it and/or any of them however described from holding the 2016 Parliamentary primaries of the 1st Defendant in the Ketu South constituency on Saturday 21st day of November 2015 or any date thereafter [as far as the said election has to do with the 2016 Parliamentary primaries of the 1st Defendant at the Ketu South constituency] without the Plaintiff name on the election material to be used as one of the contesting candidate.
General damanges
Costs
Any other relief(s) which this Honourable Court deems meet.
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