Patrick Yaw Boamah, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, has been declared the winner following a re-collation of election results.
Mr. Boamah secured 21,099 votes to retain his seat, defeating his sole challenger, Abdulai Abu Baba Abubakar Sadiq of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who garnered 19,368 votes.
The declaration was made at the Greater Accra Regional Office of the Electoral Commission (EC), where the re-collation exercise is being conducted under heavy police and military security.
The re-collation exercise is part of a broader effort by the Electoral Commission to address disputes in nine constituencies, in compliance with a directive from the Accra High Court.
The affected constituencies include Nsawam-Adoagyiri (Eastern Region), Ahafo Ano South West, Ahafo Ano North, and Obuasi East (Ashanti Region), Dome-Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central (Greater Accra Region), as well as Techiman South (Bono East Region).
The High Court instructed the EC to finalize the collation process and declare winners in accordance with electoral laws. It also mandated the Inspector-General of Police to ensure adequate security at the collation centres.
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