The Electoral Commission (EC) has ruled out an immediate re-run of the 2024 parliamentary election in the Ablekuma North Constituency, clarifying that results from three outstanding polling stations remain valid and must first be collated.
Collation was stalled due to security concerns following disruptions at the constituency’s collation centre during the 2024 general elections. The Ghana Police Service is currently awaiting advice from the Attorney General’s Department on how best to secure the collation process.
Addressing Parliament on Thursday, June 19, 2025, the EC’s Deputy Chairperson in charge of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Bossman Asare, stated that the Commission is not yet at the point of declaring the election inconclusive.
“So, for Ablekuma North, we have not reached the point where we will say we don’t have the results. When we try and we cannot get the results, that is when we will resort to the re-run. The re-run will be a last option,” Dr. Asare explained.
Tensions between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have further complicated the collation process, with both parties contesting the incomplete outcome.
The EC maintains that its current position is to complete collation from the three outstanding polling stations under police protection before considering any re-run—a move it describes as a last resort.
In a related development, Dr. Asare disclosed that the Commission spent GHS 3.6 million on reprinting presidential ballots and GHS 2.4 million on parliamentary ballots for the Eastern and Western Regions during the 2024 general elections. He underscored the financial burden of potential reruns.
Addressing procurement concerns, the EC also dismissed claims that it breached any laws in reprinting the ballots following a reported leakage.
Dr. Asare told Parliament that the Commission acted lawfully and obtained the necessary approvals from the Central Tender Review Committee (CTRC).
“There was no breach of the procurement law. The Commission wrote the CTRC on the 2nd of December, and the elections were supposed to take place on 7th December,” he clarified.
The EC continues to urge calm and patience from the public as it works with stakeholders to resolve the impasse in Ablekuma North and safeguard electoral transparency and integrity.