The aspirant says altered portal logins blocked his nomination and wants the court to restore his access.

Published 12 Nov 2026, 21:23 GMT

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General Secretary aspirant Stephen Donkor has filed a court action against the NDC after the party excluded him from its national executive elections, with the case lodged at the High Court in Accra.

Donkor asks the court to set aside the decision to leave him off the list of successful nominees.

He says he paid the GH¢80,000 nomination fee and started his application on the party's online portal, but discovered on November 6 that his login credentials had been changed without his knowledge.

The change, he says, stopped him completing Forms A and C.

Donkor wants a declaration from the court that his exclusion was unlawful and breached Article 23 of the 1992 Constitution, which demands that administrative bodies act fairly and reasonably.

He is also seeking an order that would restore his access to the portal or give him another way to finish his nomination.

He further wants the party to process his application under its electoral guidelines and to clear him for vetting, saying he remains ready to complete the forms and appear before the committee.

The NDC's elections chief has disputed Donkor's account, suggesting the aspirant may have shared his login details with someone else.

He has said a new PIN is sent to the candidate's registered phone whenever access is reset, and that payment alone does not complete a nomination.

Before going to court, Donkor petitioned the Congress Elections Committee to let him file without the outstanding forms while his access was restored.

The NDC had not publicly responded to the lawsuit itself at the time of writing.

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Stephen Donkor sues NDC over exclusion from General Secretary race

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