The Minority in Parliament has protested against a possible rerun of the parliamentary elections in the Ablekuma North Constituency.
On Wednesday, June 4, Members of Parliament (MPs) from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) marched from Parliament House to the Ghana Police Service Headquarters in Accra, demanding an immediate declaration of results from the 2024 parliamentary elections held in the Ablekuma North Constituency.
The MPs have called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to work with the Electoral Commission (EC) by providing security for the resumption of the collation process.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), on the other hand, has called for a re-run of parliamentary elections in 62 polling stations within the area.
Ablekuma North remains the only constituency in Ghana without a sitting MP, months after the 2024 general elections, due to unresolved disagreements over the outcome of the parliamentary vote.
The IGP has warned that the continued delay poses a serious threat to Ghana’s democratic reputation and the integrity of its electoral system.
He cautioned that how the dispute is handled will shape public trust in Ghana’s electoral processes well beyond the current cycle.
“This is a pivotal moment. The way we handle the collation in Ablekuma North will resonate across the country. It will set the tone, not only for this election, but also for public confidence in the years to come,” Dr. Yohuno stated.
On December 10, 2024, three days after the national polls, the EC declared Ewurabena Aubynn of NDC the winner of the Ablekuma North parliamentary seat, defeating the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh.
However, the EC later revoked the announcement, revealing that results from 62 of the 281 polling stations had not been included in the initial collation.
Efforts to restart the collation in January 2025 were disrupted by multiple challenges.
These included interruptions due to the submission of unverified pink sheets and a violent intrusion at the collation centre that heightened security concerns.
By January 6, only seven polling station results remained uncollated. Yet the process came to a standstill as the EC began engaging both major political parties in an attempt to break the deadlock.
Both the NPP and the NDC have declared victory in the December parliamentary elections.
The NPP maintains that its candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, emerged the winner based on Electoral Commission figures, while the NDC insists that Ewurabena Aubyn was rightfully elected by the people.
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