The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has announced that the candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Ablekuma North parliamentary election, Naa Akua Afriyie, is leading with 48 votes ahead of the rerun of the election in 19 polling stations of the constituency.
According to the commission, after the re-collation of the authenticated results of the 2024 parliamentary election, Akua Afriyie got 32,512 votes.
Her challenger, Ewurabena Aubynn, of the National Democratic Congress, secured 32,464 votes.
The EC indicated that 6,839 votes are up for grabs in the rerun of the 19 out of the 281 total polling stations whose results could not be authenticated.
The 19 outstanding polling stations for the rerun are: God First International School (Darkuman 1); Pentecost Church Mount Zion Assembly (Kwashieman); DVLA Office – Awoshie Adamami 2; and Living Spring Day Nursery, Kwashie Bu 1.
The others are: The Lord's Pentecostal Church, Kwashie Bu; Presby Church, Odorkor 4; Church of Pentecost, North Odorkor 4; Methodist Church, Odorkor 1; St. John Baptist Church, Odorkor 1; Radiantway Preparatory School; and Ateco School Complex, Odorkor.
The rest are: South Odorkor 4 and 5 School, Odorkor 3; Pentecost Church, Tweneboa 2; Light of Gospel Miracle Chapel, Tweneboa 2; MTTD Odorkor Divisional Station, Odorkor 1; Roman Catholic Church, Busia Junction, Odorkor 1; and Bethel Baptist Church, Sakaman 1.
The outcome of this rerun is likely to have a tremendous impact on the balance of power in Ghana's Parliament.
If the NDC emerges victorious at the end of the election, it will have 184 seats in Parliament, giving it an absolute majority in the House.
If the opposition NPP wins, its seats in Parliament would increase to 88.
