Ebenezer Nartey, a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, has stated that the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission must understand that their replacements have already been chosen.
The former lawmaker emphasised that the Electoral Commission’s favouring the NDC won’t work.
Speaking in an interview on Joy Prime on July 7, 2025, Ebenezer Nartey stated, “In 1998, in my constituency, Ablekuma Central, we lost the sitting Member of Parliament, C S Crap. At that time, the NDC needed just one seat in 1998 to change the Constitution of this country to give the late President Rawlings an opportunity again.
“But the people in Ablekuma Central resisted and fought for the rights of the people of this country. And we won that seat in 1998. I want Jean Mensa and her people to understand that no amount of imagination, no amount of conniving, no amount of giving somebody a majority in Parliament will work. The people in Ablekuma North will follow the suit of Ablekuma Central to ensure that the right thing is being done,” he said.
He added, “And let them understand what I’m telling them… the three people that will go and replace them, those three people have already been appointed. They are just waiting for the process to remove them (Mensa and her deputies). So whatever they think they are doing in favour of the NDC or in favour of any political party is a lie.”
Meanwhile, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has stated that Jean Mensa lead the Electoral Commission, lacks principles.
He revealed that he cannot defend the Electoral Commission leadership against attacks from the NDC Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia.
The NPP General Secretary is quoted by JOY NEWS to have stated, “Given current events, the EC lacks principles, and I can’t defend it against Asiedu Nketia’s claim that its leadership is unfit for purpose”.
Justin Kodua’s comments come on the back of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana announcing that it will conduct a rerun of the Parliamentary Election in 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North Constituency.
Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairman of Operations at the EC, in a press release dated July 2, noted that the decision was reached following consultation between the NDC and the NPP on July 1, 2025.
The EC has decided to rerun the election in 19 of the 37 polling stations, citing that although the scanned results from these stations were approved by both party agents, they lacked verification by the Presiding Officers.
The rerun in Ablekuma North is scheduled for Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Jean Mensa must understand, their replacements are already chosen, says Ebenezer Nartey, adding that EC favoring the NDC won’t work #PrimeMorning pic.twitter.com/KhWzrRwief
— Joy Prime (@JoyPrimeTV) July 7, 2025
