The Minority Caucus in Parliament has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, over the delayed declaration of the Ablekuma North parliamentary election results.
The caucus, together with its parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Nana Akua Afriyie, presented a petition to the police at their headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, following a march from Parliament House to the police headquarters.
They argued that the lack of representation for the people of Ablekuma North, disenfranchises and denies them of their constitutional right, which they duly exercised by casting their votes.
Addressing the police, Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, stated that as part of their demands, they are asking the police to deploy adequate security personnel to the Electoral Commission’s collation center.
He noted that the reinforcement is necessary to ensure the security of EC staff during the results declaration and to guarantee a peaceful process.
“We therefore request that your office takes immediate steps to deploy adequate security personnel to the Electoral Commission, at its designated collation centre. This will create the enabling environment for them to ensure a peaceful, collation and declaration process in Ablekuma North,” the lawmaker said.
The caucus also urged the police to uphold a directive issued by the High Court, instructing them to provide maximum security to the Electoral Commission during the results collation and ensure cooperation of parties involved.
“Uphold the High-Court directive and cooperate fully with the EC to bring closure to this matter once and for all,” he added.
The collation and declaration of parliamentary results for Ablekuma North once again faced a setback after the exercise was disrupted by chaotic scenes.
The disturbance at the Electoral Commission’s (EC) office on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, was triggered by the inclusion of a disputed pink sheet, which delayed the process.
The situation arose when the Presiding Officer for one of the polling stations in Ablekuma North, Nathaniel Klimsman Avumeh, refused to authenticate the figures from his polling station during the subsequent collation.
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