Deputy Director of Research at the Electoral Commission (EC), Fred Tetteh, has confirmed that the Commission is prepared to finalize the collation of parliamentary results for Ablekuma North.
The process, which was suspended due to security concerns, was initially ordered to resume following a High Court directive on January 4, 2025. The EC was instructed to conclude and declare the results of four outstanding parliamentary elections.
Collation for Ablekuma North, the last remaining constituency, began on January 8, 2025, but was halted due to incomplete results from three polling stations. The exercise was rescheduled for January 17, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. However, intelligence reports prompted the Ghana Police Service to advise against proceeding, leading to further delays.
Despite this, the EC, in a statement issued on January 17, noted that the police had not provided adequate security at the collation center, which resulted in party supporters invading the venue.
Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Citi FM on Thursday, Mr. Tetteh assured that the EC is ready to proceed with the collation and final declaration once security concerns are addressed.
“In terms of the status as of now, the Commission is ready to go ahead to complete the three polling stations that are left to be added for the final declaration to be made,” he stated.
He emphasized that the EC has taken proactive steps.
“We have written to the police to provide security for us because we don’t want what happened on January 17 to reoccur. We are just waiting for the police to provide us with security, then we can go ahead with those three polling stations. The results are ready for us to just add up and declare the winner,” he explained.