VICTORIA BRIGHT vs. AHMED ARTHUR AND NPP

The plaintiff, Victoria Bright, a member and parliamentary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Okaikoi South constituency, challenged the eligibility and election of the 1st defendant, Ahmed Arthur, as the NPP parliamentary candidate. The plaintiff alleged that Ahmed Arthur made false declarations in his nomination forms for the 2012 parliamentary primaries, leading to his disqualification by the party's National Executive Committee (NEC). Despite this, the National Council later overturned the disqualification, allowing Ahmed Arthur to contest and win the 2012 parliamentary elections. The plaintiff contended that the 2016 primaries were conducted in violation of party rules, including issues with the voters' register and election timing, and sought declarations and injunctions to prevent Ahmed Arthur from contesting the 2016 elections on the NPP ticket.

On the 18th December 2015, the Plaintiff caused a writ of summons together with a statement of claim against the Defendants for the following reliefs: 1) A declaration that 2nd Defendant election of 1st defendant to contest the parliamentary primaries of the Okaikoi South constituency is in contravention of 2nd Defendants rules and regulations regulating the conduct of such elections. 2) Declaration that by the reason of the false declaration made by the 1st defendant in his nomination form for the contest of the parliamentary primaries in the Okaikoi South constituency in 2011. 1st defendant is also disqualified from contesting 2nd Defendant’s parliamentary primaries for the 2016 parliamentary elections. 3) A declaration that by reason of 1) and 2) above or either of them, 1st Defendant purported election by 2nd Defendant as 2nd Defendant’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Okaikoi South constituency is null, void and is of no effect. 4) An order of perpetual injunction ...