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The suspended National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Paul Afoko has said he is fulfilled going to court to stop the party from discussing his removal at tomorrow’s delegates conference.

An Accra High Court Friday threw out an application by suspended Chairman of the New Patriotic Party seeking to stop the party from holding tomorrow’s Special Delegates Conference.

Afoko had run to court and filed an ex-parte motion seeking to restrain the party from taking a decision on his outright removal from office.

But NPP lawyers including Godfred Dame, Prof Mike Ocquaye, Nana Obiri Boahene and Dr Adusei Poku rushed to the court to defend the party.

The court dismissed the case brought against the party because it said the embattled suspended chairman failed to establish whether the conference will have irreparable damage on him.

However,  a statement released on behalf of Afoko by his spokesperson Nana Yaw Osei said: “By this development, and for the avoidance of any doubt, Mr. Afoko’s application has achieved its intended purpose of preventing the discussion of any issues in respect of his position as the elected national chairman of the NPP.”

He insisted the focus of the court action has never been to “seek an injunction to prevent the Conference in Sunyani from taking place as it is being speculated in sections of the media.”

Below is the full statement from his spokesperson

The office of the elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Paul. A. Afoko, has been drawn to some information doing the rounds in the media to the effect that an interim injunction that was being sought by him has been dismissed.

We wish to state the facts as follows:-

1) That, Mr. Afoko did not seek an injunction to prevent the Conference in Sunyani from taking place as it is being speculated in sections of the media.

What Mr. Afoko sought to do, was to prevent the impending Sunyani conference from discussing anything in connection with the position of the national chairman.

2. That even though the application was made ex-parte, the Honourable Court allowed the other side (NPP) to also state its reasons why the application was not to be granted.

3) That after listening to Counsel for Mr. Afoko on why the application should be granted, lawyers for the NPP stated that the agenda for the Sunyani Conference did not include any discussion on the national chairman and/or his position as the national chairman.

4) That by this development in court, the party has given the assurance that it will not discuss any issues on the so-called suspension/removal of Mr. Afoko at the Sunyani Conference.

5) That, by this development, and for the avoidance of any doubt, Mr. Afoko’s application has achieved its intended purpose of preventing the discussion of any issues in respect of his position as the elected national chairman of the NPP.

Thank you.

Nana Yaw Osei,
Spokesperson, National Chairman, NPP.