{
  "id": 169813,
  "title": "Asiedu Nketia claims credit for Supreme Court ruling on political party primaries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/asiedu-nketia-claims-credit-for-supreme-court-ruling-on-political",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T09:57:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/asiedu-nketia-claims-credit-for-supreme-court-ruling-on-political-party-primaries/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, asserts that the Supreme Court's recent decision to disallow the delegate system for selecting political party candidates echoes an idea he had proposed within the NDC. Nketia's ambition was to make the party's internal electoral process more democratic by enabling more party members to take part in choosing candidates. Speaking on JoyNews' PM Express on Tuesday, August 4, he emphasized, \"I was the one who aimed to democratize presidential primaries as much as possible.\" He further stated that the entire nation is now pushing for a return to the system he proposed twelve years ago. Nketia noted that if the party had continued on this path, they would have been able to refine and capitalize on its drawbacks. He pointed out that the NDC implemented a similar method during its 2014 internal elections prior to discontinuing the system. \"It was an experiment the NDC initiated before; we accomplished it successfully, but we encountered challenges that needed addressing,\" he added. He believes that the Supreme Court's ruling has now underscored the necessity for political parties to adopt a more inclusive system, compelling the NDC to adhere to the court's directive. The Supreme Court, in a 5-2 majority judgment, declared the delegate system employed by political parties to elect presidential and parliamentary candidates unconstitutional, instructing parties to replace it with a system permitting all members in good standing to vote in internal primaries within a year.",
  "summary": "National Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says the Supreme Court’s decision to abolish the delegate system for selecting presidential and parliamentary candidates aligns with an initiative he introduced within the NDC.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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