The Electoral Commission (EC) has appealed to the government to engage the Ghana Police Service to provide the security needed to complete the collation of the Parliamentary election result in the Ablekuma North constituency.
The Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the people of Ablekuma North are represented in Parliament, urging all stakeholders to cooperate in restoring order.
The EC raised alarm over violent disruptions and security concerns that have stalled the collation of results for the Constituency following a High Court directive issued on January 4, 2025, mandating the EC to finalize and declare results for four outstanding parliamentary elections, with Ablekuma North being the only constituency left unresolved.
A statement signed by Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairman for Operations at the EC indicated that despite initial efforts to complete the collation on January 8, 2025, the process was halted due to the unavailability of three polling station results out of the 281 required.
“Plans to continue the exercise on January 17 were derailed when supporters of a political party, allegedly led by the Greater Accra Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), invaded the EC’s Old Head Office.”
“The invaders destroyed property, including furniture and louvre blades, and issued threats that caused staff to flee the premises. Similar acts of intimidation were reported at the Commission’s New Corporate Head Office, with some perpetrators arriving on motorbikes, accompanied by unidentified men in military uniforms.”
“The threats to lives and property are unacceptable and should not be allowed to continue,” Samuel Tettey said.
He called on the Police Service to take swift action to identify, arrest, and prosecute the perpetrators of these heinous acts assuring that there is video footage is available to aid investigations.
The EC criticized the lack of adequate police presence, which they claim left the collation centres vulnerable to the attacks.