By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus in Parliament has announced its intentions to embark on a series of street protests if the party’s 2024 parliamentary candidate Madam Akua Afriyie is not declared winner of the Ablekuma North parliamentary election.
The Minority Caucus has therefore, issued a one-week ultimatum to Ghana’s electoral management body, the Electoral Commission (EC) to declare Madam Akua Afriyie as winner of the 2024 parliamentary election in the Ablekuma North constituency in the Greater Accra Region.
Speaking to some journalists during a visit by the leadership of the Minority Caucus to the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Ablekuma North, Minority Chief Whip Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh hinted that the caucus would embark on a series of protests to press home their demand if the relevant stakeholders fail to address their concerns.
“We are giving the EC one week. The EC must come and declare our candidate as winner of the Ablekuma North election. Some people are calling for a rerun of the elections.
Shameful NDC [National Democratic Congress], if you believe you won, why destroy the pink sheets, why burn the electoral materials? Let’s all stand firm. God is with us. Ablekuma North is for the NPP. We are winning,” he reiterated.
The EC was scheduled to resume the collation of parliamentary election results for the constituency on Friday, January 17, 2025.
However, the process was interrupted when more than 40 individuals stormed the venue, demanding that everyone vacate the premises and vandalise property, including louver blades and doors.
