NANA YAW NTIM V. CARLOS AHENKORAH

JUDGMENT 

Plaintiffs and 1st defendant are members of the New Patriotic Party, the 2nd defendant herein  (hereinafter referred to as The Party). At a meeting of the Party’s National Executive Committee  (NEC) on 23rd of March 2015, an affirmative action was taken to allow only Ga Indigenes to  contest parliamentary seats in coastal areas within the Greater Accra Region including the Tema  West Constituency. The rationale was to address complaints of the Ga voters, ensure ethnic  balance and make the Party more attractive to Ga voters. In furtherance of this and other decisions, guidelines were issued for the conduct of the Party’s Parliamentary primaries.  

In the Tema West Constituency, the following aspiring candidates were vetted by the Party’s  Constituency Vetting Committee: the incumbent Member of Parliament, Hon. Irene Naa Torshie Addo, 1st defendant and Mrs. Adjoa Amoako. 1st defendant and Mrs. Amoako were disqualified  by the vetting committee on grounds of being non-Ga indig…