Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has officially retained his seat following a recollation of results by the Electoral Commission (EC). Boamah, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP), secured 21,099 votes, defeating National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate Baba Sadiq, who polled 19,368 votes.

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This confirmation follows a High Court directive requiring the EC to complete the collation of results for several constituencies, including Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, Ablekuma North, and Techiman South, by January 6, 2025. The court had earlier mandated the EC to finalize results after a series of challenges by NPP candidates, urging the completion of incomplete collations.

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The recollation of the Tema Central results had already confirmed Charles Forson of the NPP as the winner with 18,870 votes, narrowly defeating NDC’s Ebi Bright, who garnered 18,815 votes. The total valid votes in Tema Central amounted to 37,894, with 144 rejected ballots, bringing the overall number of votes cast to 38,038.

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In the case of Okaikwei Central, the court found that the EC had failed to declare results for the full 141 polling stations, as only results from 110 stations had been included. Justice Forson Agyapong, who presided over the cases, ruled that the missing results should be incorporated into the final tally for an accurate and complete declaration.

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The court’s ruling stemmed from mandamus applications filed by NPP candidates, which argued that the EC had failed to perform its public duty by not completing the collation process. Justice Agyapong emphasized that applicants must prove the failure to perform this duty had caused substantial prejudice.

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His ruling ensures that all outstanding polling station results from Okaikwei Central, as well as from other affected constituencies, will now be included in the final declarations.

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