A legal suit filed by two individuals seeking to place an injunction on the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) upcoming National Delegates Conference has been withdrawn just a day before the event. The conference is scheduled to take place tomorrow, July 19, 2025, at the University of Ghana.
The plaintiffs, identified as Shamsudeen Iddrisu from Walewale and Boateng Kwadwo from Bantama, had filed the suit under case number GJ/1001/2025, naming the NPP’s National Headquarters in Accra as the defendant. Their goal was to prevent the party from proceeding with the delegates conference, though the full grounds of the application were not made public.
However, a formal Notice to Discontinue dated July 18, 2025, and filed at the High Court in Accra, confirms that the plaintiffs have “wholly discontinue[d] their action” against the NPP, while retaining the liberty to bring a fresh suit in the future.
In a surprising twist, Shamsudeen Iddrisu, one of the listed plaintiffs, has publicly denied participating in or authorizing the lawsuit. In a Facebook post published before the withdrawal was filed, he disassociated himself from the legal action, claiming he was unaware of any such suit bearing his name.
The legal move had followed persistent rumors of internal discontent within the NPP, including unconfirmed reports that both former presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had privately called for the postponement of the conference. As of now, there has been no official confirmation from either former leader’s office or the party hierarchy regarding those claims.
The case was filed through CharisBrit Legal Consult in Kumasi and received by the High Court Registrar in Accra. The NPP has yet to respond publicly to the notice of discontinuance or the controversy surrounding Shamsudeen’s alleged non-involvement.
The National Delegates Conference is expected to bring together thousands of party members and stakeholders to decide on key organizational matters, including possible constitutional amendments and preparations for the 2028 general elections.
