EC suspends re-collation for Dome Kwabenya, Ablekuma North constituencies

The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended the re-collation exercise for the Dome Kwabenya and Ablekuma North parliamentary constituencies, citing a lack of adequate pink sheets and unresolved disputes over key election documents.

Dome Kwabenya and Ablekuma North were among nine constituencies identified for re-collation following a High Court ruling that mandated a review of election results due to alleged discrepancies.

Currently, the EC has declared results in seven constituencies, all in favour of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). These include Ahafo Ano North, Techiman South, Obuasi East, Nsawam Adoagyiri, Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, and Ahafo Ano South West.

The EC suspended Ablekuma North due to the returning officer’s inability to present the full complement of the required pink sheets.

Out of the total pink sheets expected, 62 remain outstanding, making it impossible to complete the re-collation process.

On the part of Dome Kwabenya, the returning officer revealed that the pink sheets for three polling stations exist only in soft copy form.

Efforts to produce hard copies of these documents have been unsuccessful, with both the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) failing to provide the necessary records.

The NPP has attributed the absence of these pink sheets to violent disruptions during the initial collation process.

Party representatives claim that their agents were assaulted, and critical documents were snatched and destroyed during the unrest of the December 7, election.