Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, has revealed that the disruption of the parliamentary results collation process in 12 constituencies was caused by political parties.
The EC had ordered a re-collation of the results in these constituencies after initial disruptions, and to facilitate the process, it was moved to the Police Training Centre in Tesano.
While the process began without incident, it was once again disrupted by members and leaders from both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The constituencies affected by the disruption include Dome Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Techiman South, Suhum, Akwatia, Fanteakwa North, Ahafo Ano North, and Tema Central.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, December 19, 2024, Jean Mensa clarified that the actions of the political parties had hindered the commission’s ability to continue the collation process for the remaining constituencies.
“Our collation centres were once again disrupted and taken over by political party leaders and supporters and results were declared for those constituencies without due process being followed. In the case of Okaikwei Central, a winner was declared without any collating results from 31 polling stations.
“In the case of the Ablakuma North constituency, a winner was declared without collating results from 62 pooling stations. This is unacceptable. It is important to note that the declarations made by our staff were made under threat and the commission considers this illegal. Those declarations as well as others that have gone on in other constituencies will not be upheld by the commission,” she stated.
