Members of the Minority in Parliament are on their way to the Police Headquarters in Accra to demand immediate security for the collation of Ablekum North results.

The Police team, led by the Director General of the CID, DCOP Lydia Donkor, according to reports, received the Minority.

Ablekuma North remains the only constituency in Ghana without a sitting Member of Parliament, months after the 2024 general elections, due to unresolved disagreements over the outcome of the parliamentary vote.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has warned that the continued delay poses a serious threat to Ghana’s democratic reputation and the integrity of its electoral system. He cautioned that how the dispute is handled will shape public trust in Ghana’s electoral processes well beyond the current cycle.

He has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to promptly present a concrete timeline and strategy to complete the stalled collation of parliamentary results in Ablekuma North Constituency.The IGP assured that the police are ready to provide full security support if the EC chooses to resume the collation process.Dr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, made these remarks on Thursday, May 8, while engaging the Election Security Taskforce and other security agencies at the CID headquarters in Accra.

He also appealed to all parties to remain committed to a peaceful resolution, urging a broader reflection on the values underpinning Ghana’s democracy.

“Let us secure not just the ballot boxes but also the belief in the system. Let us not protect just physical lives but also the spirit of democracy,” he said.

The IGP’s comments come amid increasing pressure on the EC to break the stalemate and ensure full representation for the constituents of Ablekuma North.Meanwhile, the Deputy Director of the EC in charge of Training, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, has cited inadequate security from the Ghana Police Service as the primary reason the Commission has yet to declare results for the Ablekuma North Constituency after the 2024 parliamentary elections.

During an interview with the media on Wednesday, May 7, Dr. Quaicoe said the Commission is ready to finalize the collation and announce the outcome once proper security arrangements are in place.

He explained that although the EC team had attempted to meet with the Inspector General of Police to discuss the next steps, the IGP was unavailable at the time.

“They are supposed to provide us with protection to complete the process. Unfortunately, when our team visited, they did not meet the IGP. My understanding is that the IGP will be briefed upon his return so that we can engage with them and determine a time to complete the process,” he stated.

Dr. Quaicoe reiterated that the Commission is fully capable of concluding the collation once a secure environment is guaranteed.