EC Nullifies Dome Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, And Ablekuma North Parliamentary Results

• The Electoral Commission has nullified the parliamentary results of three constituencies
• The affected constituencies were Dome Kwabenya, Ablekuma North, and Okaikwei Central
• The EC said the results were declared under duress and without adhering to procedural protocols

The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially nullified the parliamentary results for Dome Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, and Ablekuma North.

The EC stated that several procedural breaches occurred during the collation of the results, influencing the integrity of the entire process.

It added that EC staff also faced countless threats and were placed under duress, often harassed to make declarations when all the results had not been collated.

In a media briefing on Thursday, December 19, 2024, the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, highlighted various irregularities that led to the decision.

She said the Okaikwei Central results were declared publicly despite results from 31 polling stations not being included in the final collated result.

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The Ablekuma North results were also declared ahead of time, with 62 polling stations said to have been excluded from the final collated result.

Mensa said the incidents were unacceptable as they did not follow due process and further stated that these declarations were made under duress.

The EC boss said this cast a shadow over the results from the two constituencies and those of others declared under similar circumstances.

As Modern Ghana also reported, she emphatically stated that her outfit would not uphold the so-called illegal results of such constituencies.

It was reported that election officials in some areas were pressured to declare results in favour of certain candidates to avoid provoking anger.

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YEN.com.gh reported that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed an injunction against the EC's decision to re-collate and re-declare the parliamentary results of five constituencies.

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The constituencies are Ablekuma North, Dome Kwabenya, Obuasi East, Okaikwei Central and Tema Central. However, the NDC said the EC did not have the authority to undertake such an exercise.

This followed the EC's decision to declare the aforementioned constituency’s collations and declaration of results invalid, null, and void, due to claims that officials were pressured by parties.

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

Source: YEN.com.gh