EC declares NPP’s Patrick Yaw Boamah winner of Okaikwei Central after full collation
The Electoral Commission (EC) has formally declared Patrick Yaw Boamah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) because the winner of the Okaikwei Central parliamentary seat following a remaining court-ordered recollation of votes from 31 polling stations.
The remaining outcomes confirmed Boamah’s victory, securing his return to Parliament.
According to the EC’s remaining figures, Boamah garnered 21,099 votes, defeating the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Abdulai Abu Baba Sadiq, who polled 19,868 votes. The complete legitimate votes solid stood at 40,467, with 198 rejected ballots.
This declaration marks a big victory for the NPP after weeks of authorized battles over the extremely contested seat.
Recollation course of and authorized orders
The High Court, on January 4, 2025, ordered the EC to collate and declare the final results for Okaikwei Central after discrepancies have been recognized within the preliminary declaration.
The recollation, carried out on January 5, 2025, confirmed Boamah’s victory, overturning the earlier declaration in favour of Baba Sadiq.
The court docket discovered that the outcomes from 31 polling stations weren’t absolutely accounted for in the course of the preliminary collation, prompting the order for a recent recount.
Baba Sadiq’s short-lived victory
Baba Sadiq, a media entrepreneur and former CEO of 3Music Awards, was initially declared the MP-elect on December 9, 2024, with a slim margin of victory.
However, the NPP challenged the outcomes, citing discrepancies within the collation course of.
The NDC had earlier filed an enchantment in opposition to the court docket’s ruling, difficult the legitimacy of the recollation course of. The get together maintains that the preliminary outcomes mirrored the desire of the individuals and has vowed to contest the choice in court docket.
