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Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa has revealed that the collation of parliamentary results in 12 constituencies was disrupted by political parties, derailing the process.
The Commission had earlier ordered a re-collation of results in these constituencies due to irregularities during the initial collation. To facilitate this, the process was moved to the Police Training Centre at Tesano.
While the re-collation initially proceeded smoothly, it was disrupted again by members and leaders of both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The affected constituencies include Dome Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Techiman South, Suhum, Akwatia, Fanteakwa North, Ahafo Ano North, and Tema Central.
At a press briefing on Thursday, December 19, 2024, Jean Mensa expressed frustration over the actions of the political parties, which she said undermined the Commission’s efforts to finalize the collation process.
“Our collation centres were once again disrupted and taken over by political party leaders and supporters, and results were declared for those constituencies without due process being followed,” she said.
Citing specific examples, she highlighted the irregularities in two constituencies: “In the case of Okaikwei Central, a winner was declared without any collating results from 31 polling stations. In the case of the Ablekuma North constituency, a winner was declared without collating results from 62 polling stations. This is unacceptable.”
Jean Mensa condemned the declarations made under duress, stressing that such actions violate the law. “It is important to note that the declarations made by our staff were made under threat, and the Commission considers this illegal. Those declarations, as well as others that have occurred in other constituencies, will not be upheld by the Commission,” she affirmed.
The EC remains firm in its stance to ensure transparency and fairness in the electoral process despite the challenges.
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