The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the parliamentary results for Dome Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central constituencies are invalid and cannot be upheld.Samuel Tettey, the Deputy EC Chair for Operations, shared this update at a press briefing in Accra on Friday.

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Tettey explained that out of the 12 constituencies needing re-collation of results, three—Suhum, Akwatia, and Fanteakwa North—have been successfully completed. However, re-collation is still pending for Ahafo Ano South West, Ahafo Ano North, Obuasi East, and Techiman South.

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“It is important to note that the re-collation in the following constituencies, namely Dome Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central, did not follow laid-down processes as enshrined in CI 127 despite police presence at the collation centres to enable the commission staff to undertake the re-collation.

centres were again besieged by party supporters who took over the

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process and forced out staff to declare results of their preferred candidates,” Tettey stated.He further emphasised that in all four instances, the process of CI 127 was not followed, and EC officers were threatened to declare winners without adhering to the required procedures.

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“It is therefore the conclusion of the commission that the collation and declarations that did not follow laid down procedures are illegal and cannot be upheld by the commission since the processes for collation and declaration as set out in CI 127 were violated and not followed,” he added.

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