Joshua Alabi, the Greater Accra Regional Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stated that there will be no intimidation or interference during the Ablekuma North rerun.
His comments come on the back of the NPP describing the EC’s decision as unjust and accusing the commission of favouring the NDC.
According to Joshua Alabi, there will be no use of power to bully opponents or influence the outcome of the election.
Speaking in an interview on Thursday, July 10, Joshua Alabi stated, “In the past, where state institutions were corrupt to do what they were not supposed to do, their powers were taken away from them. Those things are things of the past.”
“It’s part of the reasons the NPP finds themselves where they are. We will not repeat their mistakes. We met with the National Security task force today [July 10], and they gave us firm assurance that everything will run smoothly. We as a party are not doing any underhanded dealings to create problems for anybody.”
Meanwhile, Dr Bossman Asare, Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services, has stated that the Ablekuma North constituency rerun election is crucial.
According to Bossman Asare, the Electoral Commission is prepared to bring an end to the disputed Ablekuma North election today, Friday, July 11.
Speaking to the media ahead of the polls in Accra on Thursday, July 10, Dr. Bossman Asare stated, “On our part as the electoral management body, we are desirous of bringing the election in the Ablekuma North constituency to a conclusion and to ensure that the constituents have a representative in Parliament”.
“We thus provided a path to complete the collation process to ensure that the residents of Ablekuma North have a representative in Parliament”, he added.
The EC further assured Ghanaians of a credible election: “We assure the public and the political parties that, as always, we will live by our motto and ensure that the rerun is fair, transparent, and credible.”
