Kalamu Adamu Musah has been re-nominated as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly.This was disclosed in a statement by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs on Monday, May, 13.“H.E. the President, in accordance with Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution and 20 (1) of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936) (as amended), has re-nominated Kalamu Adamu Musah as the Municipal Chief Executive for Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly, pending approval of the Municipal Assembly,” the statement read.Kalamu Adamu Musah will be confirmed MCE once members of the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly.The re-nomination was made in accordance with Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution.President John Dramani Mahama appointed Kalamu Adamu Musah to serve in this capacity in April this year.Currently, Ablekuma North is the only constituency without parliamentary representation, months after the 2024 polls, due to unresolved disagreements over the election outcome.On December 10, 2024, three days after the national polls, the Electoral Commission (EC) declared Ewurabena Aubynn of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) the winner of the Ablekuma North parliamentary seat, defeating the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh.

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However, the EC later revoked the announcement, revealing that results from 62 of the 281 polling stations had not been included in the initial collation.

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Efforts to restart the collation in January 2025 were disrupted by multiple challenges. These included interruptions due to the submission of unverified pink sheets and a violent intrusion at the collation centre that heightened security concerns.

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By January 6, only seven polling station results remained uncollated. Yet the process came to a standstill as the EC began engaging both major political parties in an attempt to break the deadlock.

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Both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have declared victory in the December parliamentary elections. The NPP maintains that its candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, emerged the winner based on Electoral Commission figures, while the NDC insists that Ewurabena Aubyn was rightfully elected by the people.

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At the heart of the dispute are allegations of irregularities and inconsistencies in the pink sheets, which both parties say undermine the credibility of the results.

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In response, the NDC initiated legal action against the EC over attempts to revisit results in five constituencies where its parliamentary candidates had previously been declared winners, including Ablekuma North.

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The lawsuit, filed on Monday, December 16, 2024, sought a court order for judicial review through a Declaration, Certiorari, Prohibition, and Injunction.

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In its petition, the NDC, listed as the primary applicant, argued that the parliamentary victories of Faustina Elikplim Akurugu (Dome Kwabenya), Baba Sadiq (Okaikwei Central), Ewurabena Aubynn (Ablekuma North), Ebi Bright (Tema Central), and Samuel Aboagye (Obuasi East) were valid and should not be subject to a new count or re-declaration.

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The party maintained that once the EC made its official declarations, it had relinquished its authority over the matter, becoming functus officio, and could not revisit or amend those results.

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Furthermore, the NDC sought a restraining order to prevent the EC from conducting any further counting, tabulation, or declarations in the specified constituencies.

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However, the High Court in Accra threw out the injunction brought by the NDC, and instructed the EC to re-collate the parliamentary election results for the Constituency.

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Meanwhile, constituents are growing increasingly restless over the absence of a sitting MP to represent their interests in Ghana’s 9th Parliament. Amid the uncertainty, residents are left questioning when and how their representation will be restored.

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