The Council of State elections scheduled to be held in the Upper East Region has been put on an indefinite hold as a result of a court injunction.
After the five candidates and their family members as well as sympathisers had gathered at the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs, where the polls were supposed to be held, the injunction notice was served the officials of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC).
The injunction was filed by the Nabdam Assembly with former lawmaker John Akparibo Ndebugri as their lead counsel.
Among the five candidates vying for the single slot to represent the Region on the Council of State is the Former Member of Parliament for Talensi, Robert Nachinab Mosore, who was in 2016 installed as the Paramount Chief of the Talensi Traditional Area, Tongrana Kugbil Song Nanlebiktan.
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