Where Every Wave Tells a Story
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The police have refuted claims of voting at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) office in Abeka in the Greater Accra Region.
In a statement on Saturday (7 December), the police said, “… investigations have revealed that the place is not a polling station and no voting is taking place at the said office.”
“We urge the public to disregard this claim and partner the police as we work towards avoiding misinformation and disinformation during this critical time and beyond” the statement added.
goldcoastnewsline@gmail.comThis directive has faced opposition from parties in the Ablekuma North Constituency, one of the affected constituencies.
The directive was made known to representatives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, December 10 after they arrived at the regional office to continue with the collation of the disputed results.
However, representatives from both parties have rejected the directive, raising concerns about the fairness and transparency of the process.
On Monday, December 9, the EC, in collaboration with the political parties, were able to collate results from nearly 219 polling stations in Ablekuma North. Approximately 61 polling stations are still pending confirmation.
Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, the former Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, expressed strong disapproval, stating that the parties involved cannot accept the suspension of the process, which they believe undermines the transparency and legitimacy of the election results.
“Let us not obfuscate the issue and now go and bring some directive that we can’t do anything. That one will be a very difficult thing to accept,” he stated.
Source: citinewsroom.com
goldcoastnewsline@gmail.comThe Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the collation of both presidential and parliamentary election results is currently underway at all 276 constituency collation centres following Saturday’s polls.
Briefing the media on Saturday night, December 7, the EC’s Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey stated that approximately 60 per cent of polling station results have been received at constituency collation centres nationwide.
“Reports from the regions indicate that about 60% of the polling station results have been received at the constituency coalition centres,” he said.
Mr Tettey stated that the Commission has also received reports of the number of second requests for recounts at polling stations.
“So far, we have only one polling station which is the Suaman Constituency in the Western North region, which has recorded a second recount for votes at the constituency coalition centre for the final recount by the returning officer.”
He noted that collation centres are restricted areas accessible only to accredited individuals, indicating that each presidential candidate is permitted two agents per collation centre.
The EC Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations urged political parties to avoid overcrowding at these locations to ensure an orderly process.
He commended the professionalism and efficiency of its returning and collation officers, describing their performance as “impressive.”
Mr Tettey further encouraged them to continue discharging their duties with the highest standards of credibility and transparency.
Regarding security, he highlighted the stable and effective presence of law enforcement at collation centres, noting that while some centres experienced overcrowding, the police successfully managed these situations to maintain order.
