The Electoral Commission will on Friday, July 11, rerun polls in 19 polling stations in yet another attempt to settle the disputed Ablekuma North constituency parliamentary election in the Greater Accra region.
According to EC, this forms part of its efforts to resolve the ongoing impasse surrounding the constituency’s results, which has consequently left the constituents without a Member of Parliament.
In a statement released on Wednesday, July 2, the Commission confirmed it had met with representatives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the two major contenders, to discuss the status of the disputed election.
The meeting followed an earlier engagement held on 12th June.
Despite the discussions, both parties maintained their earlier positions. The NDC argued for a rerun in all 37 polling stations, contending that the scanned pink sheets used during collation were submitted solely by the NPP.
Conversely, the NPP insisted that results from the remaining three outstanding polling stations should be collated, and a winner declared, stating that NDC agents had already verified the scanned pink sheets in question.
The core of the dispute centred on the fact that 37 scanned pink sheets, used during the collation process during the December 7 voting, were originally provided by the NPP following the destruction of physical documents by political party supporters who stormed the collation centre.
After careful deliberation, the Commission announced its decision to rerun the election in 19 of the 37 polling stations.
According to the statement, although agents from both parties had approved all 37 scanned results, only 18 of these were verified and confirmed by the respective presiding officers. These 18 polling stations will not see a rerun.
“The Commission was able to secure the Presiding Officers’ verification and confirmation for 18 scanned polling station results agents of both parties also approved same. A rerun will therefore not be held in those polling stations,” the statement clarified.
The Electoral Commission further assured the public of its impartiality and commitment to electoral integrity and called on the Ghana Police Service to provide adequate security during the rerun to ensure a peaceful and credible electoral process.
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