The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims of political bias in its decision to rerun the parliamentary election in 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North constituency.
The clarification follows mounting accusations that the Commission is favouring the NDC in the rerun scheduled for Thursday, July 11, in 19 polling stations. The NPP has rejected the EC’s move, describing it as “unjust,” and has officially withdrawn from the election.
Despite the party’s decision, the NPP’s parliamentary candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, has chosen to defy the directive and participate in the rerun. Attempts by the party to stop the exercise through legal and administrative means have failed.
Addressing journalists in Accra on Thursday, July 10, the EC’s Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Bossman Asare, reaffirmed the Commission’s independence and credibility.
“We state categorically that Ghana’s electoral management body is an independent body and will not be dictated to by any institution or any person. Our track record speaks for itself,” he stated.
The rerun was necessitated by disputes over the initial results in some polling stations, prompting the EC to organise fresh voting to ensure fairness and transparency in the electoral process.
