The 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Afriyie, has rendered an unqualified apology to the party’s leadership after defying a directive not to participate in the parliamentary rerun held on Friday, July 11, 2025.
Although the party has yet to issue a public statement on the matter, Madam Afriyie disclosed her apology during an engagement with journalists on Monday.
She explained that her decision to apologise followed concerns raised at an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held at the Alisa Hotel.
“NEC’s decision was right and apt because I won, but there was a deliberate attempt to subvert the will of the people,” she said.
“I believe that but for the chaos that erupted, I would have emerged victorious. I would apologise to my party for defying the directive,” she added.
Madam Afriyie stressed that her actions were not born out of disrespect but a desire to uphold core party values.
“They wanted to show a certain principle because our acts are based on those principles: accountability, probity, and freedom. Despite the outcome of this rerun, I know that justice will prevail and we will win back the seat,” she declared.
The NPP officially boycotted the rerun after the Accra High Court on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, dismissed an injunction application to halt the election. The party had described the rerun as illegal and in contempt of court.
However, less than 24 hours before the vote, Akua Afriyie broke ranks and announced her decision to contest, stating her desire to defend her December 7, 2024, electoral victory.
At the close of polls, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Ewurabena Aubynn, was declared the winner with 34,090 votes, while Akua Afriyie secured 33,881 votes.
Source: Adomonline.com
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