Re-Collation: NPP's Agyemang-Prempeh Declared Winner Of Ahafo Ano North Parliamentary Election

• The New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for Ahafo Ano North, Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, has won his seat
• The incumbent Member of Parliament had retained his seat after a re-collation exercise at the Greater Accra Regional Collation centre
• This was after an initial collation of the results in Ahafo Ano North had led to disturbances

Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate, has been declared the winner of the Ahafo Ano North parliamentary seat following the re-collation of election results.

The Ahafo Ano North re-collation followed an order from the High Court following a dispute arising from claims of irregularities during the initial collation process.

On December 8, 2024, ballot papers, pink sheets, and other electoral materials were destroyed during a violent protest at the Ahafo Ano North Collation Centre in Tepa due to a delay in announcing the parliamentary result.

JoyNews reported angry protesters throwing stones at the collation centre, causing much havoc.

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The military intervened to restore order; however, the collation process could not continue due to the destruction of electoral materials.

The re-collation process, conducted at the Greater Accra Regional Collation Centre, validated Agyemang-Prempeh’s earlier victory, reaffirming his position as the member of Parliament-elect for the constituency.

Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh garnered 20,353 votes, whereas his opponent, the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate, Kwasi Adusei, got 20,232 votes.

EC suspends re-collation exercise

The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended the re-collation of parliamentary results for the Dome Kwabenya and Ablekuma North constituencies.

The decision came after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) failed to provide hard copies of the pink sheets needed to address the discrepancies in the electoral process.

According to JoyNews, Dome Kwabenya's Returning Officer, James Coffie, said the EC lacked hard copies of the pink sheets.

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He said all that was available were soft copies submitted by the presiding officers in the constituencies.

Coffie explained that the EC had hoped to cross-check the figures they had on their soft copies with those of the hard copies; however, due to the absence of the pink sheets, the EC woul have to find a new process.

The EC has since ordered officials to put the process on hold while further investigation is conducted.

Patrick Boamah wins Okaikwei Central

YEN.com.gh reported that Patrick Boamah, Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, has retained his parliamentary seat.

The Okaikwei Central seat was one of nine re-collated at the Greater Accra Regional Collation Centre.

Patrick Boamah polled 21,099 votes against Baba Sadiq's 19,368.

Source: YEN.com.gh