Tensions flared during the collation of parliamentary results for the Ablekuma North constituency as agents from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) clashed over the authenticity of pink sheets.
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday January 6 temporarily suspended the collation process for the Ablekuma North constituency due to unresolved issues with results from seven outstanding polling stations.
Out of the 20 outstanding polling stations before the collation exercise on Monday, January 6, presiding officers successfully authenticated 13 of the pink sheets submitted by the NPP.
The returning officer, Vincent Obeng, explained that the commission has been unable to reach the presiding officers for the remaining seven polling stations, prompting the decision to suspend the exercise for the day.
But the brawl erupted when the NDC agents accused the EC and NPP of conspiring to rig the election in favour of the NPP candidate, Efua Afriyie.