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Ablekuma North: Collation suspended for twenty-four Hours over Disputed Pink Sheets
The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended the collation of parliamentary election outcomes for the Ablekuma North constituency within the Greater Accra Region, citing discrepancies in outcomes from some excellent polling stations.
The suspension is predicted to afford the Commission the chance to confirm 21 disputed pink sheets out of 62 excellent polling station outcomes following confusion over the submission of scanned and mushy copies of pink sheets by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) strongly opposed the method and criticized using scanned paperwork describing it as unprecedented and unacceptable.
In protest, the NDC withdrew from the collation, prompting the EC to droop proceedings. Vincent Obeng, the Returning Officer for Ablekuma North assured that the collation course of will stay on maintain for not less than 24 hours to permit for verification of the disputed figures earlier than a winner is said.
This comes after an Accra High Court on January 4, 2025, ordered the EC to finalize collation in 4 constituencies—Tema Central, Ablekuma North, Okaikwei Central, and Techiman South—by January 6, 2025. The ruling adopted mandamus purposes filed by NPP candidates, pushing for the EC to fulfil its statutory obligations.
With outcomes already declared in Tema Central, Okaikwei Central, and Techiman South in favour of the NPP, Ablekuma North stays the ultimate constituency awaiting collation.
Source: Ekow Annan || newsalertgh.com
