“Every Election Will Be Chaotic If This Stands” – NPP’s Salam Mustapha Warns EC

Salam Mustapha, the National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed strong disapproval of the Electoral Commission’s decision to conduct a rerun in 19 polling stations within the Ablekuma North constituency as reported by Ghana Web.

He warned that accepting such a decision could potentially undermine future elections by creating a dangerous precedent.

Mustapha argued that if the decision is upheld, it may encourage political actors to resort to disruptive tactics whenever they sense defeat.

According to him, this could open the door to deliberate chaos as a strategy to force reruns. “They are teaching us a new method of running elections in this country,” he warned.

He further criticized the Electoral Commission for what he described as inconsistency in its position.

Citing a recent appearance by Deputy EC Chairperson Dr. Bossman Asare in Parliament, Mustapha noted that the Commission had earlier maintained that only three polling stations were pending collation.

He questioned the change in position, especially given the short time frame since that statement was made.

Mustapha insisted that only a court of law has the authority to order a rerun of elections and referenced the rerun in Akwatia as a legal precedent.

He maintained that the Electoral Commission’s current approach could embolden individuals to intentionally disrupt the voting process with hopes of securing a rerun.

He concluded that the NPP remains firm in its stance and will not accept any further rerun in the constituency beyond the three polling stations initially indicated by the Commission.