Some residents of Abeka in the Okaikwei Central constituency, have blocked sections of the road by burning car tires.
Their actions are in protest of the Electoral Commission (EC) declaring Patrick Yaw Boamah as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency.
According to them, the EC unfairly stripped the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Baba Sadiq of his position after a re-collation of the polls were ordered by the Accra High Court.
Although the police and the fire service rushed to the scene, the irate constituents prevented the fire service from putting out burning tires in the middle of the street.
Patrick Yaw Boamah was officially declared winner of the constituency with 21,099 votes, defeating Baba Sadiq of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who garnered 19,368 votes on Sunday, December 5, 2025.
This declaration follows a ruling by the High Court in Accra, which directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to complete the collation of results for several constituencies, including Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, Ablekuma North, and Techiman South, by January 6, 2025.
The court’s ruling was based on mandamus applications filed by NPP candidates, compelling the EC to finalize the incomplete result collation. Justice Forson Agyapong, in his ruling, outlined the legal grounds for mandamus, emphasizing that applicants must prove the failure to perform a public duty and demonstrate substantial prejudice as a result.
In the case of Okaikwei Central, the court found that the EC had not fulfilled its duty by declaring results based on only 110 out of 141 polling stations. The judge ordered that the missing results be included before a final declaration could be made.
Similar rulings were issued for other constituencies, including Tema Central, Ablekuma North, and Techiman South, where incomplete results had previously been declared.
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Some residents of Abeka have taken to the streets, burning car tires on the Abeka stretch, reportedly protesting the decision to award the parliamentary seat to Patrick Boamah after althe final collation, which they claim unfairly stripped Baba Sadiq of his position.… pic.twitter.com/5jhem1oOjt
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