NDC Eastern Regional Youth Organiser Seeks Injunction To Stop Opare Addo From Voting At Regional Conference

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The Eastern Regional Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Etornam Kwadwo Nyarko, has filed an application for an interlocutory injunction at the High Court in Koforidua seeking to restrain the party’s National Youth Organiser, George Opare Addo, from voting at the Eastern Regional Youth Conference scheduled for Friday, November 13, 2026, at Mpraeso in the Kwahu area.

The application, filed on November 12, 2026, seeks an immediate court order to prevent Mr Opare Addo from obtaining accreditation, receiving a ballot paper or participating in the voting process at the conference.

Mr Nyarko argues that the National Youth Organiser is not constitutionally qualified to vote at the Regional Youth Conference, despite hailing from the Eastern Region and being a member of the NDC National Executive Committee.

According to the application, Article 19(4) of the NDC Constitution specifically outlines the categories of delegates eligible to vote at the Regional Youth Conference, including regional youth executives, constituency youth organisers, their deputies and representatives elected at constituency youth conferences.

The plaintiff maintains that the National Youth Organiser is not included in the list and that provisions granting National Executive Committee members voting rights at general Regional Party Conferences cannot automatically be extended to Regional Youth Conferences.

Mr Nyarko is therefore asking the court to restrain Mr Opare Addo from participating in the election pending the determination of the substantive suit.

In his argument for the injunction, the Eastern Regional Youth Organiser warns that allowing Mr Opare Addo to cast his ballot could undermine the integrity of the electoral process.

He contends that since voting will be conducted through a secret ballot, it may be impossible to identify and remove Mr Opare Addo’s ballot from the final tally if the court subsequently rules that he was not eligible to vote.

The plaintiff is also seeking a declaration that the inclusion of Mr Opare Addo in the delegates’ album is unlawful, null and void, and an order directing the NDC, its Eastern Regional Election Committee and the Electoral Commission to remove his name from the list of eligible voters.

The National Youth Organiser, the NDC, the Chairman of the Eastern Regional Election Committee and the Eastern Regional Director of the Electoral Commission have been named as defendants.

The suit invokes Article 55(5) of the 1992 Constitution, which requires political parties to organise their internal affairs in accordance with democratic principles.

The legal action comes barely 24 hours before the Eastern Regional Youth Conference, raising uncertainty over Mr Opare Addo’s participation in the voting process.

The High Court is yet to determine the application for interlocutory injunction.

The Deputy Regional Youth Election as well as Regional Women’s Organizer and deputy Elections is scheduled to take place today.

Richard Etornam Nyarko went unopposed as Eastern Regional Youth Organizer.

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