Tensions are escalating at the National Police Training School in Tesano, Accra, as the Electoral Commission (EC) undertakes the re-collation of parliamentary election results for four constituencies—Suhum, Nsawam, Fanteakwa North, and Akwatia—under heavy security.
The re-collation was relocated to Tesano following unresolved disputes over the initial collation in the Eastern Region. The move has sparked controversy, with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) questioning the transparency and fairness of the process.
The initial disagreements arose between party agents and EC officials over the accuracy of the results, leading to a deadlock. While the EC defends the relocation as necessary to ensure accuracy and order, critics, including the NDC, argue that it undermines the credibility of the electoral process.
Speaking to Citi News, Peter Boamah Otokunor, Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, expressed deep concerns over the situation. Meanwhile, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has backed the EC, emphasizing the importance of completing the process with integrity.
“We were invited to the National Police Training School to continue with the collation and incidentally, our executives from Nsawam and Suhum were here except Akwatia when I got here, they had started the exercise without them and I asked how could you do a collation exercise without the other side and so I asked that they stop the process because that is unlawful.
“I went to the Regional EC Director and pleaded with him to give me two hours to bring the Akwatia officers here and he refused and said it was order from above.”
