{"id":4388,"date":"2024-03-28T12:54:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=4388"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:54:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:54:24","slug":"npp-gets-greenlight-to-settle-walewale-primary-dispute-out-of-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=4388","title":{"rendered":"NPP gets greenlight to settle Walewale primary dispute out of court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tamale High Court on Wednesday granted pleas by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to settle its Walewale parliamentary primary dispute out of court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This follows a court session on March 15, during which the party asked the court to dismiss the case, but their request was turned down and fined GH\u00a28000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incumbent MP, Lariba Zuweira Abudu filed the case against her close contender, Dr Abdul-Karibu Tia Mahama after losing the election on January 28, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Mahama, a presidential staffer won with 343 votes, while Madam Abudu who doubles as the Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection secured 334.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dissatisfied with the outcome, the first-time MP has filed an ex-parte motion in a Tamale High Court challenging the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-6944b9ef5688f7dddfee3b14b1b083a5 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uh0PyQ9kkeU?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She sought a restraining order against the winner from holding himself as the NPP parliamentary candidate-elect for constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But on Wednesday, the court heeded their plea with the parties expected to return on May 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview after the hearing, NPP Director of Elections Evans Nimako said they were grateful to the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve appealed to the court to allow the party to resolve it in-house after which we will come back to report our terms of resolution. The party\u2019s leadership in its entirety is here to ensure that we have peace in Walewale constituency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInternal elections are internal elections and we\u2019ve always done it. We always have a way of resolving our issues after which we submit candidates for elections. We\u2019re looking forward to a bigger picture of winning the 2024 elections,\u201d he told Citi News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added, \u201cDr Mahamudu Bawumia is from the constituency\u2026so we are doing everything possible within the party\u2019s means to ensure that we have a party in Walewale that is going to win the seat and also ensure that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia becomes the next president come January 7, 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tamale High Court on Wednesday granted pleas by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to settle its Walewale parliamentary primary dispute out of court. This follows a court session on March 15, during which the party asked the court to dismiss the case, but their request was turned down and fined GH\u00a28000. 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