Ablekuma North: The Verdict Can’t Be Stolen – NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has vehemently rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to hold a rerun of the Ablekuma North parliamentary election in 19 polling stations, insisting that the directive not only contradicts a standing High Court order, but also undermines the will of the people.

At a press conference held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, NPP General Secretary, Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, declared unequivocally that the party would not participate in what he described as an unconstitutional and unjustified rerun.

“We have won the Ablekuma North seat. We have the evidence and we will not sit idle while the verdict of the people is stolen. The court said collate and declare, not rerun and distort,” he said.

Mr. Frimpong emphasized that the Electoral Commission, as far back as June, had admitted in both private correspondence and public engagements including testimony before Parliament that only three polling stations remained uncollated in the constituency.

He questioned the Commission’s sudden decision to expand the scope to 19 polling stations, calling it a “shocking and shameful U-turn that defies logic and legality.”

According to the NPP, the EC’s current directive violates a High Court ruling issued on January 4, 2025, which instructed the Commission to return to Ablekuma North, complete the collation of outstanding results and declare the winner. Nothing more, nothing less.

“The High Court never ordered a rerun. The Electoral Commission is acting in contempt. We have decided as a party to go back to court. We will resist this illegality with every legal and political tool available,” Frimpong asserted.

During the press conference, the party presented scanned copies of pink sheets, polling station-level results, and a full Excel computation, claiming that their candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie,  won the contest with a margin of 440 votes over the NDC’s Ewurabena Aubynn.

“These are not just numbers. These are signed, verified results by agents of both parties and EC officials. How can you order a rerun in polling stations where all stakeholders have signed off results that clearly show our victory?” he queried.

He described the EC’s inconsistency as a serious threat to Ghana’s electoral integrity. “Today it is Ablekuma North. Tomorrow it could be any other constituency. If electoral outcomes can be redefined at will, then democracy itself is under siege.”

The NPP also accused the EC of political manipulation and warned against what it called “subtle attempts to alter the balance of power in Parliament through manufactured reruns.”

He called on the media, civil society organisations, and observers to pay close attention to the developments in Ablekuma North. “This is bigger than just one seat. It is about the sanctity of elections in Ghana. If we allow this to stand, no election result will ever be safe again.”

The NPP has vowed to exhaust every legal option and maintain its political resolve.

“Under no circumstance will we be coerced into accepting an illegality. The will of the people will not be overturned by bureaucratic backpedalling,” he concluded.

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