ALBERT KWASI ZIGAR vs. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (NDC) AND FIIFI FIAVI KWETEY [2016]DLHC4007

Date	2016-07-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/ 39/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC4007

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

JOHNSON NORMESINU ESQ FOR SAMUEL CUDJOE THE DEFENDANTS/ APPLICANTS

EVANS DJIKUNU ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLHC4007
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALBERT KWASI ZIGAR<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESS (NDC) AND FIIFI FIAVI KWETEY<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH
COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION, COURT 6), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DJIKUNU ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>MOTION TO DISMISS SUIT FOR LACK OF
CAPACITY &amp; DISCLOSING<o:p></o:p>NO REASONABLE CAUSE OF ACTION<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Introduction:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is a most unfortunate and
regrettable internal political dispute which has culminated in the issuance of
a writ of summons and the argument of the instant application before this
Court.
A political family is being torn apart
over alleged issues of discrimination and unfair treatment. The Defendants/Applicants herein are
praying that the Plaintiffs’ pleadings be struck out and the Writ of Summons
and Statement of Claim be set aside under the rules of Court and the inherent
jurisdiction of the court on grounds of lack of capacity and in the alternative
for disclosing no reasonable cause of action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Background:<o:p></o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It
recalls that on the 13th day of January, 2016 the Plaintiff commenced this
instant action by issuing a writ of summons against the Defendants herein
endorsed with the reliefs set out here below:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A Declaration that his disqualification from
contesting the parliamentary primaries of the Ketu South Constituency of the 1st
Defendant party, was unlawful, null and void and of no effect whatsoever.<o:p></o:p>