Justin Kodua Frimpong, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), boldly announced that the NPP won the Ablekuma North Constituency with a margin of 414 votes.
The NPP General Secretary boldly emphasised that they will not go for any rerun in the 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North Constituency.
According to Justin Kodua, Nana Akua Afriyie won the elections with a margin of 414 voteswith a margin of 414 votes, and based on fact and figures, under no circumstances will we go for a rerun.
He further asserted that the electoral commission’s decisions are unjust and should act in accordance with the facts and evidence presented during the electoral process.
Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, July 8, Justin Kodua stated, “For us in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) resolute and we know that our candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, won the elections with a margin of 414 votes. This is based on facts and figures. Yesterday, when the National Executive Committee met, we said that under no circumstances will we be intimidated.
“Under no circumstances will we go for a rerun. We will not go for any rerun. The New Patriotic Party will not go for any rerun. We have won the elections. What we are asking the Electoral Commission to do is to follow the court’s directive to finish the collation and declare our candidate, Akua Afriyie, as the MP for Ablekuma North,” the NPP General Secretary declared.
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana announced 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.
Meanwhile, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, the 2024 Ablekuma North Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has petitioned the Accra High Court for an injunction to restrain the Electoral Commission from conducting a rerun of the parliamentary elections in any of the 281 polling stations within the Ablekuma North constituency.
