Sorting and counting of ballots is underway in the Ablekuma North constituency following the close of polls in Friday’s parliamentary rerun across 19 polling stations.
The Electoral Commission had targeted over 6,000 eligible voters to complete the constituency’s long-delayed election process, but the day was marred by violent scenes at some centres.
While voting began peacefully at 7:00 a.m. in most locations, chaos erupted at the Methodist Church polling station in Odorkor, where a group of men attacked voters and party officials, including former MP Hawa Koomson and NPP candidate Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie. Voting was briefly halted but later resumed.
In a separate incident, a JoyNews journalist was assaulted by a hoodlum at the same polling station. The officer has since been interdicted.
The Ghana Journalists Association condemned the attack, describing it as “an affront to press freedom and Ghana’s democracy.”
Despite the tension, most centres saw orderly voting under tight security. The EC says results will be declared after counting is complete at each polling station.
The rerun follows a legal tussle over incomplete collation in the December 2024 polls. Both the NDC and EC have defended the rerun, while the NPP has boycotted it—insisting they already won the election.
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