An aggrieved parliamentary aspirant in the New Patriotic Party’s primaries in the Asawase Constituency, Manaf Ibrahim has secured an interim injunction from a Kumasi High Court to restrain the party from conducting the election in the area.
The aspirant went to court to following a decision by the party to allow one of the aspirants in the constituency to contest unopposed.
The NPP’s National Executive Committee, in a recent statement, listed names of aspirants to represent the party in the 2020 parliamentary polls.
The Asokore Mampong Municipal Chief Executive, Alhaji Alidu Seidu was listed as the candidate for the party in the Asawase Constituency.
This was after the claimant, Manaf Ibrahim filed his nominations and was later said to be disqualified by the party’s NEC.