Abdulai Abu Baba Abubakar Sadiq, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Okaikwei Central, has been declared the Member of Parliament-elect for the constituency, defeating the incumbent, Patrick Yaw Boamah, in a highly contested race during the 2024 general elections.
While early results initially suggested that Boamah had won the constituency, protests from the NDC prompted the Electoral Commission (EC) to revisit the figures.
Following a review, the EC officially declared Baba Sadiq as the winner.
Baba Sadiq secured 15,383 votes, while Patrick Boamah, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP), received 14,949 votes.
The declaration came after the NDC called for the EC to use two-thirds of the available polling station results to announce the results for Okaikwei Central.
The EC had identified anomalies in around 30 pink sheets, prompting consultations before a final decision was made.
The NDC argued that using two-thirds of the 141 polling stations was a valid basis for declaring the results, but the NPP disagreed. The NPP representative, however, remained silent during the discussions. The contested pink sheets were sealed in a ballot box and stored until feedback was received from the Greater Accra Regional Director of the EC.
