Minority Caucus Petitions Police Over Ablekuma North Election Results Delay

• The Minority in parliament has petitioned the police, demanding security for the EC to finalise results for the Ablekuma North Constituency elections
• The delay in declaring the results has been blamed for denying constituents their constitutional right to representation in Parliament
• Several attempts to collate the results have been disrupted by vandalism, leaving the Ablekuma North Constituency without an MP

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has formally petitioned the leadership of the Ghana Police Service to express their deep concern over the lack of security for the Electoral Commission (EC) in collating results for the Ablekuma North Constituency in the 2024 elections.

According to the minority, the delay in declaring the results is denying the constituents their constitutional right to representation in Parliament, as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution.

In a video circulating on social media, the New Patriotic Party's minority in Parliament, led by the leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin and Chief Whip, Frank Annoh Dompreh, marched to the police headquarters to present the petition, expressing their concerns over the situation.

While presenting the petition to the police hierarchy, Mr. Dompreh expressed frustration over the situation, calling for immediate action to address the impasse.

"This is a petition for the immediate provision of security to enable the Electoral Commission to complete the collation of the Ablekuma North parliamentary results. On behalf of the members of the minority caucus of the Parliament of Ghana, I write to formally petition your office over the continued failure to provide adequate security in order to collate and declare the parliamentary results for the Ablekuma North Constituency in the 2024 elections," Mr. Dompreh read in a statement to the police.

Why Ablekuma North doesn't have an MP

The Ablekuma North Constituency was part of 12 parliamentary results contested due to some alleged discrepancies and procedural issues.

Eleven of the twelve outstanding parliamentary results have since been collated and winners declared, with only the Ablekuma North Constituency remaining without an MP.

Several attempts by the EC to collate the results have been marred by acts of vandalism. This has led to a suspension of the re-collation process by the election management body.

Both parliamentary candidates, Nana Akua Afriyie of the NPP and Ewurabena Aubyn of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), have declared themselves winners of the elections.

The EC initially declared victory for the NDC's Ewurabena, but later reversed the decision and announced Nana Akua, a former MP for the area, as the winner.

Watch he video below:

Ghanaians reacts to the minority's petition

Ghanaians on social media took to the comments section to share their views on the minority's petition to the police.

Below are a few of the comments:

@Nanakofiwaddle said:

"Tell them we the partial workers for the @ECGhanaOfficial haven’t been paid still."

@hatsuzoe1987 also said:

"Interesting development. @DanielMorganX1, your insights on how political tensions can impact market sentiment have been spot-on. This situation definitely feels like one to watch closely. Hope things stabilize soon for Ghana’s stability and investor confidence."

Minority leader petitions IGP

In a relate development, YEN.com.gh reported that Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin demanded the police officer he hit at the Save the Judiciary demonstration to be punished.

In a petition to the IGP, Christian Yohunu, the MP accused the officer of assault and called for sanctions against him.

Netizens who saw the petition from the parliamentarian expressed mixed reactions in the comments section.

Source: YEN.com.gh