Afoko sues NPP, Freddie Blay
The suspended National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Paul Afoko, on Monday filed a suit at the Accra High Court against the party and its first National Vice Chairman, Mr Freddie Blay.
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The suit is aimed at challenging his suspension by the party as the National Chairman as unconstitutional.
In a writ of summons to the court, the NPP and Mr Blay, as first and second defendants, have eight days after the service of writ on them to enter an appearance.
In default, a judgement is expected to be given in their absence without further notice to them.
Mr Afoko had on November 18, 2015, expressed his intention to resort to court action on the grounds that his suspension, which was subsequently approved by the National Council of the NPP, was unconstitutional.
Statement of claim
The plaintiff said that he was the National Chairman of the first defendant, having been duly elected by an overwhelming majority of votes at a national delegates’ congress of the NPP in Tamale in 2014.
He said the first defendant was a political party duly registered under the relevant laws of Ghana after satisfying all the requirements imposed on political parties by both the 1992 Constitution and the Political Parties Act.
According to him, the second defendant was the first National Vice Chairman of the first defendant having been duly elected into office by majority of votes at the national delegates’ congress of the party in Tamale in 2014.
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Earlier intention
On November 17, 2015, Mr Afoko made known his intention to head for the law court to primarily defend and uphold the party’s constitution.
“I swore an oath at the Tamale National Delegates Congress to defend and uphold the constitution of the party to over 5,000 party delegates, members and supporters and this is exactly what I intend to do,” he stated.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Graphic on November 13, 2015, on why he was heading for the law court after the National Council (NC) of the party had affirmed the decision to suspend him he said: “I am not doing this for Paul Afoko but to ensure that the constitutional principles of the party are upheld and the sanctity of the party maintained for its current and future growth.”