The Electoral Commission(EC) has assured of alternative methods in the verification of the Ablekuma North Constituency Parliamentary election results.
This follows a fire outbreak at the Kwashieman Cluster of Schools which housed ballot papers and boxes for the just-ended election were destroyed.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
Speaking on the sidelines of an event organised by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD) on Wednesday, the Director for Training at EC, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, stated the Commission is on top of issues.
“The ballot boxes have been burnt, but we have results in other forms. So once we can gather the results from other forms and once they are complete, we can collate it. My point is that we should not set the precedent so that somebody can truncate the process.
“Because if it becomes like the survival of the fittest, the one who can bully his way or her way becomes the winner. I do not think we should get there. If that is the decision of the voter, it should be upheld. So we should do anything that will uphold the decision of the voter, not technicalities,” he told Accra-based Citi News.
Ablekuma North is one of the constituencies whose parliamentary election results are being disputed despite an official declaration.
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Awurabena Aubynn was declared winner on Tuesday, December 10 after hours of dispute.
However, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie has rejected the results, insisting she won amidst calls for re-collation.
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