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The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended the final declaration of the Dome-Kwabenya parliamentary results for the third time, following unresolved issues with results from the Abokobi Women’s Development Centre 2 polling station.
On Saturday, December 28, the EC attempted to collate results from three contentious polling stations but managed to complete the process for only two. Persistent disagreements and challenges over the third polling station’s results forced the suspension of the declaration once again.
The collation process has been fraught with disputes, as political parties and the EC clashed over the number of polling stations requiring recollation and the validity of earlier declarations.
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The controversy began when New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate Mike Oquaye Jnr. raised objections, citing discrepancies in the number of polling stations left to be collated before disruptions marred the earlier process.
“In the dying hours of the collation in the constituency, just before the chaos erupted, there were 88 polling stations left to be collated,” said JoyNews reporter James Avedzi, relaying Mr. Oquaye’s concerns.
The NPP argued that they were absent for the collation of 85 of these polling stations, rendering the subsequent declarations invalid.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), however, disputed this claim, maintaining that only three polling stations were outstanding and insisting that the remaining results were valid as declared.
Faced with the impasse, the EC opted to proceed with the collation of two of the three polling stations. However, the unresolved challenges surrounding the Abokobi Women’s Development Centre 2 polling station forced the commission to halt the declaration process.
The unresolved issues have heightened tensions in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency, with both parties keenly watching how the EC resolves the situation.
The EC is expected to make another attempt to finalise the collation and address the outstanding issues. The delay underscores the importance of transparency and consensus in electoral processes, especially in high-stakes constituencies like Dome-Kwabenya.
The resolution of the Abokobi Women’s Development Centre 2 polling station results remains critical to determining the outcome of the parliamentary race.
