Opinions of Monday, 22 June 2020Columnist: Abdul Rahman, ContributorNPP Primaries: Daylight robbery at SubinChairman Wontumi, Ashanti Regional Chairman, New Patriotic PartyAshanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday set himself on a collision course with delegates of the Subin Constituency when he declared Eugene Boakye Antwi the victor in a fraudulent and fictitious election. Chairman Wontumi and his associates set up fake polling stations in Saturday’s so-called election, ballot stuffing and getting people to cast multiple votes in favour of the incumbent MP, Eugene Boakye Antwi. On Friday, 50 delegates including Isaac Nimako, Richard Owusu Nti and Yaw Boafo secured an injunction restraining the party’s election committee and the Electoral Commission from holding the primaries. The ex-parte injunction, which was granted by a Kumasi High Court was effective from Friday to Monday, 22nd June, 2020, according to reports. However, the aggrieved delegates who took the matter to the law court are said to cite Chairman Wontumi and the party’s hierarchy for contempt.

Source: GhanaWeb June 22, 2020 06:45 UTC