Walewale Member of Parliament (MP) Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has secured an injunction against her contender, Dr Abdul-Karibu Tia Mahama after losing the seat in the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries.
Dr Mahama, a presidential staffer won the election on Saturday with 343 votes, while Madam Abudu who doubles as the Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection secured 334.
Other contestants, Tahir Sham-An polled 145 votes while Jangdow Mahama had 1 vote.
Dissatisfied with the outcome, the first-time MP has filed an ex-parte motion in a Tamale High Court challenging the results.
She is seeking a restraining order against the winner from holding himself as the NPP parliamentary candidate-elect for the Walewale constituency.
The court has said that the order shall held for ten days where after the plaintiff/applicant may come on notice to the defendants.
Below is the injunction:
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