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  • Ablekuma North Rerun: Accra High Court Throws Out NPP Candidate’s Injunction Application

    Ablekuma North Rerun: Accra High Court Throws Out NPP Candidate’s Injunction Application

    Story by Lawrence Odoom/ Phalonzy

    Accra High Court has unequivocally dismissed an application filed by the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, seeking to thwart the scheduled rerun of elections in 19 polling stations.

    The court’s decisive verdict underscored the imperative of ensuring representation for the constituents of Ablekuma North, thereby upholding the sacrosanct principles of democracy.

    Justice Ali Baba Abature, presiding over the case, astutely observed that the Electoral Commission (EC) would be well-positioned to provide adequate compensation to the applicant in the event that she succeeds in the substantive case. The court’s pronouncement highlighted the potential consequences of delaying the rerun, which could conceivably deprive the people of Ablekuma North of their fundamental right to parliamentary representation.

    Counsel for the applicant, Gary Nimako, vociferously argued that the EC’s decision to rerun elections in 19 polling stations was arbitrary and capricious, constituting a blatant affront to the authority of the court.

    He contended that the “pink sheets” from the polling stations in question had been duly signed and certified by party agents and presiding officers at the time of the original election, rendering any rerun both superfluous and unlawful.

    “The EC’s decision is unjustified and amounts to a direct affront to the authority of the court,” Nimako averred. The EC, undeterred by the NPP’s stance, has scheduled the rerun for Friday, July 11, 2025, underscoring its unrelenting commitment to upholding the democratic process.

  • No Rerun! NPP Boycotts Ablekuma North Election, Cites EC’s Unjust Decision

    No Rerun! NPP Boycotts Ablekuma North Election, Cites EC’s Unjust Decision

    Story by Lawrence Odoom/ Phalonzy

    The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has categorically rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to conduct a parliamentary rerun in 19 polling stations within the Ablekuma North Constituency.

    According to Justin Kodua Frimpong, General Secretary of the NPP, the party’s candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, rightfully won the election with a margin of 414 votes, and the EC should declare her the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North.

    “We are resolute and we know that our candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, won the elections with a margin of 414 votes. This is based on facts and figures,” Frimpong asserted at a press briefing.

    He emphasized that under no circumstances will the NPP participate in a rerun, maintaining that the party has won the elections and the EC should follow the court’s directive to finish the collation and declare Afriyie as the MP.

    Kodua described the EC’s decision as unjust, urging the Commission to act in accordance with the facts and evidence presented during the electoral process. The NPP’s stance adds to the mounting political tension surrounding the contested constituency, with the party adamant that any further delay in declaring Afriyie as MP constitutes a violation of the electoral mandate of the constituents.

    The EC’s decision to rerun the parliamentary election in 19 polling stations was based on irregularities in the collation process, specifically the absence of validation by some Presiding Officers on scanned results.

    However, the NPP maintains that all necessary procedures were followed, and the party’s agents, along with EC officials, had duly verified and signed the results at the polling stations involved.

    In a related development, the NPP has secured an interlocutory injunction to halt the EC’s planned rerun of parliamentary elections in the 19 polling stations, pending a court decision. This legal maneuver underscores the party’s determination to protect its electoral victory in the constituency.