EC rejects the results of the Ablekuma North and Okaikwei Central collations.

The combined results of the last parliamentary elections in the Ablekuma North and Okaikwei Central constituencies have been rejected by the Electoral Commission (EC).

Jean Mensa, the chair of the EC, gave a press briefing in Accra yesterday, explaining that the Commission made this decision due to anomalies found in the compilation and subsequent disclosure.

The EC claims that although the winner of Ablekuma North did not include results from 62 polling stations, the winner of Okaikwei Central was declared without results from 31 polling stations.

National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidates were declared for both constituencies.

These actions, according to Mrs. Mensa, are “illegal,” as such pronouncements cannot be upheld.

She further mentioned that its employees made the statements in response to threats from party members.

“In spite of police presence at our regional offices, the collation process was once again disrupted and taken over by political party leaders and supporters and the results were declared for both constituencies without due process being followed.

“In the case of Okaikwei Cen­tral, a winner was declared without collating results from 31 polling stations. In the case of the Ableku­ma North constituency, a winner was declared without collating results from 62 polling stations, this is unacceptable.

“It is important to note that the declarations made by our staff were made under threat, and Com­mission considers this as illegal, those declarations, as well as others that have gone on in other constit­uencies will not be upheld by the Commission,” she said.

The Commission is tasked with reviewing the results for nine constituencies: Nsawam Adoagyiri, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Obuasi East, Ahafo Ano South West, and Ahafo Ano North.

The others are Dome Kwabenya, Techiman South, and Tema Central.

The current President and the President-elect were urged by the EC Chair to strengthen security and provide a secure setting so that the EC could review the outcomes for the excluded constituencies.

Source: newsthemegh.com