Ablekuma North Constituency Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frederick GreenThe Ablekuma North Constituency Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frederick Green, has launched a scathing accusation against the Electoral Commission (EC) and the ruling government, alleging a deliberate and well-orchestrated scheme to deny the party victory in the just-concluded parliamentary rerun.
In an interview with Channel One News on Friday, July 11, moments after the official declaration of results, Green claimed the NPP had long foreseen the outcome due to what he described as calculated electoral manipulation.
“We are not surprised that this was going to happen because we’ve been robbed,” he declared. “We won, but the EC and the sitting government did everything they could to manipulate this election. Is this the kind of democracy we want to practice in Ghana?”
According to Green, the NPP had already completed its collation of results from all polling stations during the original December 7, 2024, election and was only waiting for results from three remaining polling centres. He alleged that instead of completing the process, the EC chose to hold a rerun in 19 polling stations—a move he said was never agreed upon by the party and amounted to electoral sabotage.
“We have the pink sheets for all 19 polling stations, and we won in about 15 of them in 2024,” he argued. “So what they wanted to do was to skew us out and manipulate the electoral process. But we believe in the rule of law, so we’re calm and we accept it in good faith.”
His explosive remarks came after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Ewurabena Aubynn, was declared winner of the hotly contested rerun—snatching a seat that has historically been a stronghold for the NPP. The victory marks only the second time since 1992 that the NDC has secured the Ablekuma North seat.
The rerun was prompted by irregularities identified in the 2024 election. Discrepancies in pink sheet documentation—specifically missing endorsement signatures—led to the EC withholding the final results. A court order in January 2025 instructed the EC to complete the process, but continued disputes over procedural lapses triggered the decision to rerun the election in the 19 affected polling stations.
Although the NPP’s national leadership publicly declared a boycott of the rerun, its candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, defied the directive and re-entered the contest with backing from several party grassroots members and prominent figures.
Voting on July 11 proceeded amid heightened political tension, but parts of the process were overshadowed by violence. NPP candidate Nana Akua Afriyie and former Fisheries Minister Hawa Koomson were reportedly attacked by unknown individuals. A journalist was also assaulted by a police officer, who has since been interdicted.
At the end of the count, Ewurabena Aubynn secured 34,090 votes to narrowly defeat Nana Akua Afriyie, who polled 33,881 votes—a margin of just 209 votes. The outcome ended months of legal limbo but stirred fresh controversy over the legitimacy of the process.
Ablekuma North, long considered a safe seat for the NPP, now stands as a political flashpoint, with Green’s allegations pointing to a deeper crisis of trust in Ghana’s electoral institutions. As the dust settles, the NPP leadership is expected to review the developments and decide on a possible legal response.
