{"id":141474,"date":"2024-01-21T12:54:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T12:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/21\/ndc-parliamentary-primary-underway\/"},"modified":"2024-01-21T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T12:54:10","slug":"ndc-parliamentary-primary-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/21\/ndc-parliamentary-primary-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC Parliamentary Primary underway \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>More than 2300 delegates from the<strong> National Democratic Congress<\/strong> have commenced the voting process to select a Parliamentary Candidate for the Odododiodioo constituency in the Greater Accra Region.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the rejection of an interlocutory injunction application filed by disqualified candidate Michael Nii Yarboi Anan, which initially led to the party\u2019s indefinite postponement of the election.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Nii Oblie Laryea, the Chairman of the NDC in the Odododiodioo Constituency, confirmed in an interview with Citi News that the voting process was progressing smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Friday, Fifi Fiavi Kwettey, the General Secretary of the\u00a0NDC, revealed that on January 19, an Accra High Court dismissed the application for an interlocutory injunction. Consequently, the party has resumed the processes leading to the parliamentary election in Odododiodioo.<\/p>\n<p>Background:<\/p>\n<p>In November 2023, the Functional Executive Committee of the NDC disqualified Michael Nii Yarboi Annan from participating in the parliamentary election in the Odododiodioo Constituency.<\/p>\n<p>The party\u2019s report from last year clarified that the special committee established by the Functional Executive Committee found justifications for Mr. Annan\u2019s disqualification based on Article 41(8)(b) of the NDC Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>This article specifies that a member must be an active party member at the constituency level for the four years immediately preceding the date of filing nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a court injunction obtained by the disqualified candidate, the party indefinitely postponed the primary in the\u00a0Odododiodioo\u00a0constituency. 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