The High Court in Sekondi has issued an interim injunction restraining the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and some of its regional and constituency executives from proceeding with activities related to the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency electoral area elections.
The order, granted on June 9, 2026, followed an ex parte application filed by five party members: Andrew Adade, Daniel Quaicoe, Francis Kwakye Amprofi, Dominic Boakye Acheampong, and Michael Arhin.
Named as respondents are the NPP, Western Regional Secretary Henry Amankwa Afirifa, Western Regional Chairman Francis Ndede Siah, Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency Chairman Benjamin Assabil, and Constituency Secretary Fuseni Amadu.
According to the court order, the respondents, their agents, assigns, representatives, and any persons acting on their behalf are restrained from conducting, supervising, declaring, recognising, or taking any action connected to the constituency’s electoral area elections scheduled for June 10, 2026, pending the determination of the matter before the court.
The injunction will remain in force for ten days unless renewed upon notice. The order was issued by the High Court in Sekondi and certified by the Judicial Service of Ghana on June 9, 2026.
The latest court action is the culmination of months of growing tension within the Tarkwa-Nsuaem NPP over its internal electoral processes. Since March, sections of the party’s grassroots and some executives have raised concerns over alleged irregularities in the registration, nomination, vetting, and polling station election processes. Allegations of arbitrary disqualifications, manipulation of electoral procedures, and breaches of party guidelines have triggered petitions, demonstrations, and previous court actions seeking to halt aspects of the exercise.
In May, aggrieved party members staged a protest in Tarkwa, demanding the annulment of election results and an independent investigation into the conduct of the constituency’s internal elections. The group accused some party officials of manipulating the process and disregarding laid-down regulations.
The constituency has also witnessed earlier legal challenges, with separate groups of party members filing applications to stop polling station elections and related activities over similar concerns regarding transparency and fairness.
By Eric Yaw Adjei
