The Ashanti Regional Executive Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed reports of a court injunction halting the regional executive elections, describing the document in circulation as invalid and of no legal effect.
The Chairperson of the committee, Rita Talata Asobayire, made the clarification while speaking to Adom News on Saturday at Jubilee Park in Kumasi, where voting is underway.
According to her, although claims of an injunction have been made, the committee mandated to conduct the elections was not properly named in the court documents.
Madam Asobayire, a former police officer, questioned the validity of the alleged court order, insisting that the election committee had not been served with any valid directive to suspend the exercise.
“I was a police officer and I can tell you that this was not an injunction because they didn’t include the election committee in the injunction letter,” she said.
She explained that for a court order to be binding on the committee, it must be duly served on the specific body responsible for conducting the elections.
“Those who secured the injunction failed to include the election committee in the service of the court letter. That alone makes it invalid as far as this committee is concerned,” she added.
Madam Asobayire stressed that the committee had not defied any court order and was continuing preparations for the elections.
“The committee has not been served with any valid court order. Therefore, preparations toward the Ashanti Regional Executive elections are still ongoing,” she said.
To maintain law and order, she disclosed that more than 500 police officers had been deployed to the voting centre and other key locations across the region.
She urged aspirants, their supporters and delegates to conduct themselves peacefully throughout the exercise.
“I am appealing to all aspirants and their supporters to ensure that peace and order are maintained. We want this election to be free, fair, and transparent. Let us avoid any act that will bring the name of the party into disrepute,” she said.
Madam Asobayire also called on party members to disregard what she described as misinformation intended to cause confusion and urged them to remain calm as the committee works to deliver a credible election.
The NPP is holding regional executive elections across the country to elect new executives to steer the affairs of the party at the regional level.
In the Ashanti Region, 1,020 delegates are expected to vote, with 34 aspirants contesting 11 executive positions.
The Regional Chairmanship race between Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, and Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu is attracting particular attention.
Party officials say a successful and peaceful election in the Ashanti Region will be critical to strengthening grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2028 general elections.
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