Source:Leticia Osei
Frank Annoh-Dompreh has successfully retained his Nsawam Adoagyiri parliamentary seat following a recount of the election results.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate secured 29,640 votes, narrowly defeating the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Amenorpe Philbert Fummey, who garnered 29,433 votes.
Court Order for Re-collation
The recount follows a High Court order issued on December 20, which instructed the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate and announce the results for the Nsawam Adoagyiri and Ablekuma North constituencies, nullifying earlier announcements.
This directive was prompted by a judicial review initiated by six dissatisfied NPP parliamentary candidates who sought a mandamus order for the EC to re-collate the election results.
The candidates, who contested in constituencies including Tema Central, Nsawam Adoagyiri, Okaikwei Central, Techiman South, Ablekuma North, and Ahafo Ano North, raised concerns about irregularities in the initial collation process and the subsequent announcement of winners.
They also requested that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) provide adequate security at the collation centres to ensure a smooth process.
Background of Tensions
The EC had previously reported that on election day, the Nsawam Adoagyiri collation centre was besieged, halting the collation process. Attempts to resume the collation on December 13 were unsuccessful.
Similar disruptions occurred in other constituencies, including Dome Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central, where violence and unrest marred the collation process. The relocation of collation activities to the Police Training School also sparked disputes over the aggregation and delegation of results.
The NDC has contested the re-collation process, arguing that the results declared at polling stations should stand as final. The EC’s nullification of the initial results has added to the growing tension surrounding the parliamentary elections in these contentious constituencies.
With Annoh-Dompreh’s victory confirmed, attention now shifts to the next steps in resolving the election disputes in other constituencies.
