Thugs Storm Greater Accra EC Office, Destroy Property Ahead Of Ablekuma North Re-collation

Thugs Storm Greater Accra EC Office, Destroy Property Ahead Of Ablekuma North Re-collation

  • Some thugs stormed the Greater Accra Regional Office of the Electoral Commission and vandalised its properties
  • Reports indicated that the thugs numbered about 40 and ordered everyone to vacate the premises
  • The Electoral Commission was set to continue with the re-collation exercise for Ablekuma North

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Some thugs have invaded the Greater Accra Regional Office of the Electoral Commission and vandalised its properties.

Reports indicated that about 40 individuals stormed the venue and ordered everyone to vacate the premises.

Greater Accra, Electoral Commission, Ghana Election, Ablekuma North, Re-collation, NDC
Some thugs storm the Greater Accra EC Office ahead of the Ablekuma North Re-collation. Source: GNA
Source: Twitter

The thugs, pictured arriving in pickup trucks, then began destroying louvre blades and doors, among other properties in the office.

The Electoral Commission was set to continue with the re-collation exercise for Ablekuma North later on January 17.

Citi News reported that the thugs are believed to be supporters of the National Democratic Congress.

According to eyewitness accounts, the incident occurred as media personnel and officers prepared to commence the recollection process.

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Though there was a police presence at the office, the service has yet to comment on the incident.

A man claiming to support the NDC has defended their actions, telling the GNA that they were driven by a demand for transparency and fairness in the election process.

He also said they were there to ensure the integrity of the vote count amid growing fears of election irregularities.

Troubles with Ablekuma North Constituency

The collation of parliamentary election results for the Ablekuma North Constituency has been plagued by delays and disagreements since election day, December 7, 2024.

The re-collation encountered its most recent setback on January 8, 2025, when the Returning Officer, Vincent Obeng, resigned following the confusion over the polling station results.

Obeng had previously informed the media that the collation was nearly complete, with results from four out of seven remaining polling stations finalised.

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The Ablekuma North Constituency has 281 polling stations but verified results from 278 of them.

The remaining three stations have become points of contention between the NDC and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

During the recent re-collation, the NDC withdrew from the collation process for the Ablekuma North constituency, citing alleged irregularities by the Electoral Commission.

The NDC's representatives abandoned the results collation on the Deputy Director of Elections and IT, Dr Rashid Tanko Computer, who disputed the legality of the process.

The contest for the parliamentary seat is between the NPP’s Nana Akua Owusu Afriye and the NDC’s Ewurabena Aubynn.

NDC opposed swearing-in of three NPP MPs

YEN.com.gh reported that the NDC protested against the swearing-in of three NPP Members-elect of Parliament.

The party has cited legal and procedural irregularities as the basis for their opposition to their swearing-in on January 7.

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The three MPs-elect under scrutiny at the time were Patrick Yaw Boamah of the Okaikwei Central constituency, Charles Forson of Tema Central, and Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah of Techiman South.

The re-collation followed a directive from the High Court to the Electoral Commission to re-collate the results for these constituencies.

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.