{"id":586385,"date":"2019-01-18T14:17:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T14:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"
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Johnson Asiedu Nketia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nopposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been cowed into choosing a\nnew date for its intended internal elections to choose a flagbearer for the\nparty ahead of the 2020 president"},"modified":"2019-01-18T14:17:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T14:17:03","slug":"ndc-settles-case-out-of-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/18\/ndc-settles-case-out-of-court\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC Settles Case Out Of Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Johnson Asiedu Nketia<\/strong><\/p>\n

The
\nopposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been cowed into choosing a
\nnew date for its intended internal elections to choose a flagbearer for the
\nparty ahead of the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n

The decision
\nforms part of an out of court settlement agreed upon by the party and two
\nmembers who secured an injunction against the exercise. <\/p>\n

The
\nparty had initially set January 26, 2019, for the primaries to elect a
\npotential presidential candidate to compete in the next elections as the party
\naims at wresting power from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n

But an
\ninjunction secured by two members of the party, who challenged the guidelines
\nfor the elections as well as other decisions they deem unconstitutional, means
\nthe party\u2019s initial plans had to be altered.<\/p>\n

Kabu
\nNartey and Abdallah Issah filed the application challenging the rules and
\nguidelines set for the presidential election scheduled for January 26, 2019.<\/p>\n

The
\nduo, in the suit, explained that the guidelines set by the party violate the
\n1992 Constitution of Ghana.<\/p>\n

They
\nalso challenged the introduction of certain eligibility criteria as conditions
\nprecedent for presidential candidates.<\/p>\n

The
\nparty and the two aggrieved members have agreed to settle the matter out of
\ncourt and the court which granted the injunction subsequently struck out the
\nsuit.<\/p>\n

Per the
\nsettlement, both the party and the plaintiffs have agreed that a new date for
\nthe primaries shall be fixed in accordance with the party\u2019s constitution.<\/p>\n

The
\nsettlement addressed issues with the guidelines as challenged by the
\nplaintiffs. The parties agreed that the requirement that a member of the NDC
\naspiring to be a presidential candidate of the party must be a paid up member
\nfor 10 years shall no longer apply.<\/p>\n

Killer Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n

The
\nsettlement between the party and the members also includes pegging the filing
\nfee for the aspirants at GH\u00a2300,000.<\/p>\n

According
\nto the settlement, the filing constitutes a contribution towards the cost of
\nconducting the presidential primaries.<\/p>\n

The
\nparty\u2019s initial exorbitant filing fee was a bone of contention.<\/p>\n

National
\nExecutives of the NDC, in December last year, set GH\u00a2400,000 and GH\u00a220,000 as
\nfiling and nomination fees respectively for the presidential aspirants.<\/p>\n

Eight
\nout of the initial 13 aspirants, who were unhappy with the exorbitant fees,
\npetitioned the party\u2019s Council of Elders for a downward review of the fees.<\/p>\n

The
\namount was subsequently slashed to GH\u00a2300,000 after the intervention of former
\nPresident Jerry John Rawlings, who is the Chairman of the Council of Elders and
\nfounder of the NDC.<\/p>\n

Notwithstanding
\nthe injunction, seven aspirants filed their nomination before the deadline.<\/p>\n

They
\nincluded Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin;
\nformer Vice Chancellor of University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA),
\nJoshua Alabi; ex-President John Mahama; ex-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
\nNational Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah; businessman Nurideen
\nIddrisu; former Minister of Trade and Industry, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah and a cadre,
\nGoosie Tanoh.<\/p>\n

John Mahama, Alban Bagbin, Joshua Alabi, Sly Mensah, all filed their nomination on Monday, December 17, 2018, while Messrs Iddrisu, Spio-Garbrah and Tanoh submitted their nomination forms on Tuesday, December 18, to generate GH\u00a22.24 million for a party which claims to be broke after just two years of losing power to the NPP.<\/p>\n

BY Gibril Abdul Razak<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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