The Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Bossman Asare, has disclosed that none of the individuals affiliated with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) or the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who were involved in violent disturbances during the 2024 general elections in Ablekuma North have been arrested or prosecuted.
He made this known at a press conference on Thursday, July 10.
“None have been arrested to date, although some of the perpetrators were captured in videos circulating on social media,” Dr. Asare said.
He attributed the disturbances to the lack of adequate security presence in the constituency.
“As a result of inadequate security presence at the collation centre, party supporters invaded the offices and destroyed properties of the Commission, including furniture, doors, and louvre blades,” he added.
For the past six months, the constituency has remained without a Member of Parliament, as the NPP and NDC continue to dispute the rightful winner of the seat.
Following several rounds of dialogue, the Electoral Commission deemed it necessary to rerun the election in 19 selected polling stations to determine the winner of the seat on Friday, July 11.
The December 2024 election in the Ablekuma North Constituency was marred by chaos after supporters of the two leading political parties clashed at several polling stations.
The disturbances disrupted voting processes and led to the suspension of results in the constituency. The violence also resulted in the destruction of electoral materials and EC property.
Friday’s rerun in the affected polling stations is expected to restore integrity to the parliamentary election outcome in the constituency.
The Electoral Commission has assured the public of heightened security measures and has called on all political parties to ensure peace and order throughout the process.
Source: Albert Kuzor
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