The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will rerun parliamentary elections in 19 polling stations within the Ablekuma North Constituency on Friday, July 11, 2025. The decision comes amid ongoing disagreement between the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the credibility of results from the December 7, 2024, parliamentary election.
This follows a high-stakes meeting on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, between the EC and representatives of the NDC and NPP aimed at resolving the impasse. The meeting was a follow-up to earlier engagements, including one held on June 12.
According to Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations at the EC, Samuel Tettey, “After extensive deliberations, the Commission informed the Political Parties that it would proceed to rerun the election in 19 out of the 37 Polling Stations.”
At the heart of the dispute is the use of scanned Pink Sheets — the official results summary for each polling station — during the collation of results. The EC explained that the original Pink Sheets were destroyed when party supporters stormed the collation center in the aftermath of the election.
The NDC contends that because the 37 scanned Pink Sheets were provided by the NPP, the entire process is compromised. “The NDC held the view that the election should be rerun in thirty-seven (37) polling stations,” the EC noted.
On the other hand, the NPP argued that only three polling station results were outstanding, and insisted a winner should be declared based on the existing data.
“The NPP was of the view that the results from three (3) outstanding polling stations be collated and a winner declared,” the EC recounted, adding that the NPP maintained the NDC had already verified the scanned results.
However, the EC said it had verified and confirmed 18 of the scanned Pink Sheets with the respective Presiding Officers and agents from both parties, making a rerun in those areas unnecessary.
“It is instructive to note that the Commission was able to secure the Presiding Officers’ verification and confirmation for 18 scanned polling station results — agents of both parties also approved same,” the EC clarified.
The rerun in the remaining 19 polling stations, the Commission explained, is necessitated by the lack of such verification by the original Presiding Officers, despite party agents’ approval.
The EC has called on the Ghana Police Service to provide adequate security to ensure a peaceful electoral process. “We count on the Ghana Police Service to provide the needed security to ensure a safe environment for the conduct of the election,” said Mr. Tettey.
With tensions still high in the constituency, the outcome of the July 11 rerun could have significant implications for the final parliamentary results in Ablekuma North.
