The Convention People's Party (CPP) has taken legal action against the Electoral Commission (EC) by filing an interlocutory injunction application to halt the Ejisu by-election scheduled for April 30. The move is in response to an internal dispute within the party regarding the candidacy of Esther Osei in the upcoming poll.
Initiated by Emmanuel Gallo, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the CPP, the lawsuit challenges the legitimacy of Esther Osei's candidacy, alleging that the party formally communicated its decision not to participate in the by-election to the Electoral Commission on April 18.
Among the reliefs sought by the CPP, it is requesting the court to declare that Esther Osei or any other candidate purportedly representing the CPP in the by-election has not been officially endorsed through the party's internal processes as mandated by its constitution.
The party argues that the selection of a parliamentary candidate for the constituency should involve the Constituency Branch Party Conference, followed by approval from the Central Committee, which has not occurred in this instance. The CPP asserts that neither Esther Osei nor any other individual has been duly elected through the party's established procedures for candidacy selection in the Ejisu Constituency.
In its legal action, the CPP seeks a declaration affirming that the party's Central Committee has not endorsed Esther Osei or any other candidate to contest on behalf of the CPP in the Ejisu Constituency by-election. Additionally, the party is requesting the High Court to issue an injunction to halt the by-election until its claims and demands are determined.
