The General Secretary of the largest opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has criticized Ghana's Electoral Commission for their apparent inconsistency in the discussion about the Ablekuma North re-run.
Mr. Kodua posits that the EC is setting a negative precedent for deciding to re-run the Ablekuma North elections.
In a phone-in conversation on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' morning show on Monday, July 7, 2025, the chief scribe of the NPP argued that the actions taken by the chairperson of the EC, Madam Jean Mensa, and her two deputies are merely to satisfy the whims and caprices of the National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who had openly called for the dismissal of the three main leaders of the Commission.
Mr. Kodua further explained that the EC publicly announced the re-run before officially informing the leadership of the NPP.
"We had been waiting for an official communication from the EC with regard to the Ablekuma North elections so that we could respond appropriately, only to see a release from the EC announcing a date for the re-run of the embattled constituency.
"We have been wondering what kind of games the EC wants to play with us. All interested parties have been involved from day one of collation up until this point, including presiding officers of the EC. We are aware that there are only three polling stations to be accounted for, so why is the EC saying that their presiding officers did not verify the 19 polling stations?
"If EC's presiding officers did not verify the results after the elections, leaving just three polling stations. Then who did the verification?" he asked.
"If EC is calling for a re-run, it is setting a dangerous precedent because, soon, anyone who is not happy with a result could call for a re-run. Who even gave the EC that discretionary power to decide a re-run? It is not in the power of the EC to do so. It is decided by the court," Mr. Frimpong Kodua argued.
"You can not decide on your own to re-run elections in 19 polling stations because you want to secure your positions as Electoral Commissioners," he added.
