Asiedu Nketia praises Linus Njonolah
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has applauded Linus Njonolah for taking the party to court and insisting that the right thing should be done.
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Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia (aka General Mosquito) said the action by the youth leader and President of the Akrokerri School of Education had helped the party richly.
Njonolah took the party to court, accusing the leadership of violating the party’s constitution by keeping executive members whose tenures had expired.
He asked the court to put an injunction on the upcoming regional and national executive elections.
The party, represented by Mr Victor Adawudu, sought the court's permission for an out-of-court settlement — a permission which was granted.
The counsel for the plaintiff, Mr Felix Datwomoh, told Joy News they had agreed that the guidelines drawn by these same executive members who had overstayed their tenure would be put aside.
As part of the agreement, both sides agreed that committees would be constituted to oversee and supervise the conduct of the entire election process so that it would not be left in the hands of the national and regional executive committee.
"I think it is not just my client who won. It is victory for the entire NDC," he said
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The party had since decided to set up an independent body to oversee its upcoming elections.
While many had in the past been advised against taking the party to court, and in some cases punished for doing so, Mr Njonolah was rather praised by the general secretary for his initiative.
"Linus was right in declaring that that section did not form part of the constitution of the party and so that clause has been expunged and we have taken consequential matters to ensure that nobody is disadvantaged just because of the existence of that clause.
"I want to congratulate Linus on insisting on the rule of law within the party. We don't consider Linus as having done anything wrong at all for which reason he ought to be punished.
"In fact, he has acted in furtherance of the party and to ensure the party acted according to its constitution."