ALHASSAN YAKUBU & 14 ORS vs. THE SALAGA WARD ELECTIONS COMMITTEE PER ITS COORDINATOR & 4 ORS [2022]DLHC11803

ALHASSAN YAKUBU & 14 ORS vs. THE SALAGA WARD ELECTIONS COMMITTEE PER ITS COORDI... [2022]DLHC11803

Date	2022-11-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO. NR/TL/HC/E13/7/23
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11803

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ERIC ANSAH ANKOMAH

SYLVESTER ISANG FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS

RASHID MUMUNI MUHAMMAD FOR 3RD AND 4TH DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2022]DLHC11803
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALHASSAN
YAKUBU &amp; 14 ORS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE SALAGA
WARD ELECTIONS COMMITTEE PER ITS COORDINATOR &amp; 4 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT, TAMALE]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">SUIT NO. NR/TL/HC/E13/7/23&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 11TH
NOVEMBER 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">SYLVESTER ISANG FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p>

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">RASHID MUMUNI MUHAMMAD FOR 3RD
AND 4TH DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE ERIC ANSAH ANKOMAH <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>RULING ON INTERLOCUTORY INJUNCTION UNDER ORDER
25 OF C.I. 47<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs/Applicants (hereinafter called the plaintiffs) instituted a writ of
summons against the Defendants/Respondents (hereinafter referred to as the
defendants) claiming the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “A
declaration that no vetting and elections whatsoever were conducted in the Salaga
and Kulaw Wards
of the Salaga South Constituency of the Savanna Region for the NDC BRANCH
EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS in accordance with the Constitution of the NDC and
GUIDELINES for the Branch elections as published.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt">2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that following the failure of the 1st to 4th defendants to conduct vetting and
elections for the various Branch Executives of the NDC in the Salaga South Constituency there is no album or register of Branch Executives with which the Defendants can
proceed with to hold the NDC Constituency Executive Elections in the Salaga
South Constituency.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt">3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An<</main>