L-R: Dr. Bossman Asare, Jean Mensa and Samuel Tettey are the Chairpersons of the EC
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has come under heavy criticisms for overturning the parliamentary results at the Fanteakwa North Constituency and declaring the NPP’s Kwame Appiah Kodua as the winner of the race.
The electoral body earlier declared the NDC’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Haruna Apaw-Wiredu as the winner at Begoro after the close of polls on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
The Returning Officer for the area, Zacharia Adams, declared the NDC candidate the winner, securing 11,138 votes, with Kwame Appiah Kodua polling 10,847 votes.
However, following opposition from the NPP over the results, a re-collation exercise held on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at the Tesano Police Training School in Accra, placed the Eastern Regional NADMO Coordinator, Appiah Kodua, ahead of the NDC candidate with 11,751 votes, while his opponent garnered 11,297 votes.
The latest development has sparked criticisms among some Ghanaians, who are questioning the legality and authority of the EC to overturn the results.
Additionally, they are alleging that the NPP is colluding with the EC and state security to manipulate the results in their favor.
Ghanaians, primarily supporters of the NDC, have called on their leaders to take action and prevent the overturning of parliamentary seats that have already been declared.
Here are some of the tweets under the trending topic below:
The EC has moved the Ahafo Ano North issue to Accra, so the NDC is going to sit back and allow the NPP to connive with the EC for a re-collation. Smh 🤦♂️
— KWABENA (@KobbyMens13) December 13, 2024
Why won’t the EC be nullifying and overturning final declarations in favour of the NPP as you people have distracted yourselves with drafting political CVs and using it to lobby for govt positions? pic.twitter.com/VkMhePcylF
— Chris Atadika (@chrisatadika) December 12, 2024
Relative to the Nsawam Adoagyiri recollation, the EC officials claim they have original pink sheets but NDC insists those sheets will be authenticated today. Tanko Computer says there are issues with 82 pink sheets that must be authenticated and NPP has photocopied pink sheets.
— Mirpuri (@InterBoyTM) December 13, 2024
NDC leaders are now sleeping.
NPP is using the EC & Police to overturn results.
WE CANNOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN!— Che🇬🇭 (@CheEsquire) December 12, 2024
5 days after election and they’re still overturning already announced results.
This whole electoral process for the parliamentary has been really poor from both parties and the EC— Kelewele Joint 🍟 (@Ankamagyimi___) December 12, 2024
I’m hearing the EC is overturning the results of some of the already announced MP seats? How true is this
— Kelewele Joint 🍟 (@Ankamagyimi___) December 12, 2024
The EC should stop the games they are playing o yooo
— KALYJAY (@gyaigyimii) December 12, 2024
so the NDC is just going to keep mute and watch the EC connive with NPP to overturn already declared winners?? ei
— kojo wud (@KojoWud_) December 12, 2024
Our leaders have gone to sleep when election is not even over yet..
The fight is not over, you’re sleeping while the police n the EC officers overturning results
— Kirani Sarki-Sadick (@Itz_Afellay) December 12, 2024
MAG/AE
