In a bid to finally resolve the standoff surrounding the Ablekuma North Constituency Parliamentary Election, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will rerun the election in 19 polling stations. This decision follows a series of engagements with representatives of both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The latest meeting, which took place on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, was a follow-up to an earlier discussion held on June 12, 2025. Both political parties used the session to restate their long-held positions on the matter, with no significant changes.
According to the EC, the NDC has consistently argued that the election should be rerun in thirty-seven (37) polling stations, questioning the credibility of scanned Pink Sheets that were used to collate the results. The NDC insisted that “the scanned Pink Sheets from 37 Polling Stations, which were used to collate the results, were provided by the NPP.”
The NPP, on the other hand, maintained that only the results from three outstanding polling stations should be collated to declare the outcome. The party further argued that “the NDC Agents had verified and confirmed the scanned Polling Station results they presented.”
The root of the controversy dates back to the chaotic events during the December 7 General Election when political party supporters stormed the collation centre and destroyed several original Pink Sheets. This destruction forced reliance on scanned copies for the collation process.
After what the Commission described as “extensive deliberations,” it ruled that the election will be rerun in 19 of the 37 polling stations in question. The EC explained that while agents from both parties had approved the scanned results, there was a critical procedural lapse. “The 19 scanned Polling Station results used for the collation, though approved by Agents of both Political Parties, were not verified by the Presiding Officers responsible for those Polling Stations,” the EC stated.
Interestingly, the Commission was able to obtain presiding officers’ verification for 18 of the scanned Pink Sheets, which both parties accepted. For these, no rerun will be conducted.
The rerun is scheduled to take place on Friday, July 11, 2025.
This development is expected to bring some clarity to the Ablekuma North seat, which has remained in limbo since the disputed election results emerged. As the day approaches, all eyes will be on the Electoral Commission and the two main political parties to see if this decision will finally settle the impasse.
