The Asokwa District Court has directed parties in the case involving the locking up of the Subin Constituency office of the New Patriotic Party to use the Alternative Dispute Resolution channel to help settle the matter.

This was after the Ashanti Regional Council of Elders of the NPP sought an out-of-court settlement.

The accused persons locked up the party’s office to protest what they said were infractions in the recently held polling station elections in the constituency.

Counsel for the 13 accused persons, Annis Moghtar Mohayideen, tells Citi News the Council of Elders can still pursue their request for an out-of-court settlement.

“The court asked that the parties settle their differences through the Alternative Dispute Resolution channel. The Council of Elders, can, however, still pursue their request for the matter to be settled out of court.”

Meanwhile, the Ashanti Regional Chairperson of the NPP’s Council of Elders, Reverend Mark Adu Gyamfi says party members should always use internal processes in resolving their grievances.

“We don’t have that right to go to court without the permission of the council of elders to settle it out of court. As a party, we should be able to settle our issues out of court. So, henceforth, we are giving them the notice that they should never go to any court for resolutions without our permission, if they have to, we will recommend the court to them. We want all our party issues settled by ourselves.”