The Ablekuma North New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie Owusu, has filed an injunction at the Accra High Court seeking to stop the Electoral Commission (EC) from conducting a rerun of elections in 19 polling stations.
In an application for judicial review, the former MP contends that the EC’s decision contradicts a High Court order issued on January 4, 2025. That ruling directed the Commission to collate and declare results from all 281 polling stations in the constituency—not to hold fresh elections.
This legal action follows the EC’s announcement of a partial rerun scheduled for Friday, July 11, 2025, which the NPP has strongly rejected. The party argues that the collation process was nearly complete before the EC’s sudden decision, describing it as an act taken in “bad faith.”
The injunction, supported by a 29-paragraph affidavit, accuses the EC of acting “arbitrarily, capriciously, and beyond its legal authority.”
Nana Akua Afriyie’s application outlines three main concerns. First, it claims the rerun violates Justice Forson Agyapong Baah’s order, which mandated collation of outstanding results—not a new vote.
Second, the suit argues that per Regulation 42 of C.I. 127, a rerun is only valid in the case of a tie—something the EC has not officially declared.
Lastly, the application questions the EC’s reliance on scanned pink sheets that have not been independently verified, describing the process as irrational and procedurally flawed.
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