The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that a rerun of parliamentary elections will be held in 19 polling stations within the Ablekuma North Constituency on Friday, July 11, 2025.
This follows months of unresolved electoral disputes that have left the constituency without a sitting Member of Parliament since the December 2024 general elections.
The decision was communicated to representatives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after a meeting held on Tuesday, July 1. The engagement served as a follow-up to earlier deliberations on June 12.
According to the EC, the rerun was necessitated by the absence of verification by presiding officers on scanned pink sheet results used in the collation for 19 polling stations—despite both party agents having approved the documents.
“It is instructive to note that, 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 Commission clarified in a statement.
The NDC, during the meeting, maintained its demand for a fresh election across all 37 polling stations. The party claims the scanned pink sheets used in the original collation were provided by the NPP, raising questions about transparency.
The NPP, on the other hand, insisted that only results from three outstanding polling stations needed to be collated, citing mutual verification by both party agents. They called on the EC to proceed with declaring a winner based on existing data.
The disagreement has dragged on for months. On December 10, 2024, just three days after the polls, the EC had initially declared Ewurabena Aubynn of the NDC as the victor over the NPP’s Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh. That announcement was later rescinded when it emerged that results from 62 out of the 281 polling stations had not been factored into the final tally.
Attempts to restart collation in January 2025 were stalled due to logistical setbacks, disputes over unverified documents, and a violent incident at the collation center that raised serious security concerns. By January 6, results from only seven polling stations remained uncollated, yet the process ground to a halt as political tension mounted.
Both major parties continue to claim victory. The NPP argues that Electoral Commission data confirms Nana Akua Afriyie’s win, while the NDC holds firm that Ewurabena Aubynn rightfully earned the seat.
Deputy EC Chairperson in charge of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Bossman Asare, emphasized the Commission’s reluctance to rush into a rerun, pointing out that the option would only be considered as a last resort.
“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 rerun. The rerun will be a last option,”
he said during an appearance before Parliament on June 19.
Ghana’s Inspector-General of Police, COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, also weighed in, warning that further delays could erode public trust and damage the country’s democratic image.
“This is a pivotal moment. The way we handle the collation in Ablekuma North will resonate across the country. It will set the tone, not only for this election, but also for public confidence in the years to come,”
Dr. Yohuno remarked.
In preparation for the rerun, the EC has requested the Ghana Police Service to provide maximum security to ensure a peaceful and credible process.
