The High Court has thrown out an application by Nana Akua Afriyie, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, seeking to stop the upcoming July 11, 2025 rerun in 19 polling stations.
The rerun forms part of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) efforts to resolve the disputed December 7, 2024 parliamentary election results in the constituency.
Presiding judge Justice Ali Baba Abature described Afriyie’s injunction request as “unmeritorious,” emphasizing that allowing the EC to conduct the rerun aligns with its constitutional mandate to ensure full representation for the people of Ablekuma North.
Afriyie had argued that a High Court ruling on January 4, 2025 had directed the EC to collate results from 62 outstanding polling stations and declare a winner, making the decision to rerun in 19 stations unlawful.
Her legal team, led by NPP lawyer Gary Nimako, referenced a January 27, 2025 EC press release and a parliamentary briefing by Deputy EC Chair Dr. Bossman Asare, which they claimed showed that only three results were pending collation.
However, the court ruled that these claims did not override the EC’s constitutional responsibility to ensure a fair and complete electoral process.
With the court’s decision, the EC is now free to proceed with the July 11 rerun, which is expected to be the decisive step in declaring the Ablekuma North parliamentary seat winner.
