NDC granted out-of-court settlement of dispute

A Kumasi High Court, presided over by Justice Jacob Boon, has granted the NDC and its aggrieved member, Linus Njonolah their request for an out-of-court settlement of their disagreements over a directive by the National Executive of the party restraining any member who has never held any position in the party, or held any office in governments formed by the party, from contesting in the regional and national elections.

The Justice Boon told the two feuding parties to return to the Court at a later date with the settlement agreement for the substantive case to be struck out.

The Court’s decision followed an application by the legal team of the NDC for an out-of-court settlement of the matter which was consented to by Counsel for the complainant.

Mr Njonolah’s Counsel told the Court that once the national executives of the NDC have agreed to back-down on its earlier directive, his client is ready for an amicable settlement of the disagreement.

Later in an interview with journalists, the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah explained that the national executives took the decision for an out-of-court settlement after acknowledging the fact that the new election guideline does not have a legal basis within the NDC’s Constitution for which reason, it has been reversed.

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