The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC) directive for a rerun of elections at an unresolved polling station in the Dome/Kwabenya constituency.

The decision has sparked a storm of controversy, with the NDC firmly asserting that their candidate, Elikplim Akurugu, has already claimed victory in the constituency, challenging the rationale behind the rerun.

The EC issued the mandate on Saturday, December 28, after resuming the collation of results for Dome/Kwabenya at its Greater Accra office.

The call for a rerun was triggered by the absence of a pink sheet for the Abokobi Women’s Development Centre 2 polling station. The pink sheet, a vital document summarizing the official results from polling stations, is essential for completing and declaring the election results.

Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, the EC’s Director of Training, explained that returning officers had successfully processed results from 367 polling stations. However, three results remained outstanding at the time of submission. Two of these were ultimately accepted, while one was rejected due to procedural errors.

“The commission rejected one of them outrightly on the stance that it was declared on a wrong statement of poll because they used training sheets, which is not the one that they should use. So the commission has rejected one, so we decided to come and add the two and see what happens,” Dr. Quaicoe clarified.

In response, the NDC has strongly opposed the EC’s decision, questioning the necessity of a rerun.

The NDC’s Deputy Director of Elections and IT, Rashid Tanko Computer, expressed the party’s concerns during an interview with the media.

He argued that Akurugu had already secured a clear win, based on the majority of results from the polling stations.

“There was a difference of 1,154 votes, and so if today we are having a problem with one polling station, that polling station should be taken out. The voter population for that polling station is 689, so when you deduct 689 from 1,154, your guess is as good as mine,” he stated confidently.

He further criticized the EC for what he described as miscalculations and mishandling of the electoral process.

“These people have issues with arithmetic, and so we will do the calculation for them. They should hold their horses because Elikplim has won the election, and we will not accept their so-called rerun.”