Kwashieman School Holding Ablekuma North Ballot Boxes Gutted By Fire

• The school housing ballot boxes from the Ablekuma North constituency has been gutted by fire
• The fire reportedly originated in the school’s library, where the ballot boxes were being stored
• The Ghana Police Service has given assurances that it is investigating the fire at the school

The Kwashieman Cluster of Schools, which is housing ballot boxes from the Ablekuma North constituency, has been gutted by fire.

The fire at the school occurred in the early hours of December 17, 2024.

Adom News reported that the fire originated in the school’s library, where the ballot boxes were stored.

The fire service has said the cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

Adom News also reported that additional ballot papers were found burned outside the school premises after the fire.

The discovery has fueled speculation about the circumstances surrounding the blaze.

Meanwhile, the operations commander and his team have made progress to extinguish the fire.

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The personnel have also salvaged adjoining buildings to prevent the fire from spreading to other parts of the school.

Police have said they are investigating the suspicious fire.

Which candidates are contesting in Ablekuma North?

The Ablekuma North election is between Ewurabena Aubynn of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Nana Akua Afriyieh, the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) candidate.

Aubynn was declared the winner of the election in a contentious poll. However, the Electoral Commission nullified the NDC candidate's win pending the re-collation of the results.

On December 9, 2024, the commission, in collaboration with political parties, collated results from nearly 219 polling stations in Ablekuma North.

At that time, approximately 61 polling stations were still pending an official confirmation of results.

Other election results nullified

YEN.com.gh also previously reported that the Electoral Commission nullified the parliamentary results of three Ghanaiain constituencies.

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The EC stated that results in Dome Kwabenya, Okaikwei-Central, Tema Central and Ablekuma North did not follow due process and were not upheld.

Party supporters reportedly besieged collation centres during the re-collation of the ballots, forcing officials to declare results in favour of their candidates.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh