NPP member withdraws case against party

Sunyani (Brong Ahafo) -- Mr Anthony Ferka, a member of the Jaman Constituency branch of New Patriotic Party on Monday withdrew an application for interim injunction filed at the Sunyani High Court to restrain Mr Kwadwo Yeboah Fordjour, Brong Ahafo Regional Chairman of the Party, from contesting as a candidate in the party's forthcoming Regional Congress.

Counsel for the petitioner, Mr Adjei Frimpong, told the court that, "due to the sensitive nature of the case we want to withdraw the application for interim injunction to pave way for the election in the interest of the party."

The court, presided over by Justice Kusi Appiah, granted the withdrawal of the application and awarded a cost of five million cedis against the petitioner.

The writ filed at the court by Mr Ferka stated that Mr Kwadwo Fordjour was disqualified and incompetent to contest the position of a Regional Chairman of the party because he had been convicted and fined by a court for defaulting in the payment of Valued Added Tax (VAT).

The petitioner said on July 26 officials of the VAT Service in Sunyani bought two gallons of emulsion paint from the shop but the respondent failed to issue VAT Invoice.

The petitioner said Mr Fordjour was arraigned before the Sunyani Circuit court on a charge of failing to issue VAT Invoice contrary to section 57 of Acts 546 of 1998. He said the wife of the respondent who represented him in court pleaded guilty and was fined 400,000 cedis.