The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed deep frustration over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) continued delay in declaring the parliamentary results for the Ablekuma North Constituency—six months after the 2024 general election.
Speaking in an interview with Accra-based Citi FM, the NPP’s Director of Elections, Evans Nimako, described the situation as unacceptable and an embarrassment to Ghana’s democratic process.
“We do not see why it is difficult for the Electoral Commission to complete this exercise. It is not the best. It is a shame that we do not have a Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North,” he lamented.
Mr. Nimako also raised concerns about the lack of accountability for the violence and destruction that disrupted the collation process on December 8, 2024.
“What is intriguing is that on the day of collation, on the 8th of December 2024, some men decided to destroy electoral materials, yet the police have been unable to arrest and conduct investigations to prosecute these people, and that for me is a big shame,” he stated.
The delay stems from unresolved results from three out of the 281 polling stations in the constituency, which have stalled the final declaration.
Both the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have since laid claim to victory in what has become one of the most contentious races of the 2024 parliamentary elections.
Tensions escalated on January 8, 2025, when the constituency’s Returning Officer resigned following a standoff over discrepancies in some pink sheets.
Since then, the EC has suspended the collation process seven times, citing security concerns amid mounting confrontations between supporters of the two major parties.
The Commission has maintained that it intends to complete the collation of the remaining polling station results before considering any re-run—a step it describes as a last resort.
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