Former Member of Parliament for Okaikwei North, Issah Fuseini, has lashed out at the Electoral Commission’s decision to rerun parliamentary elections in 19 polling stations within the Ablekuma North Constituency, calling the move “bizarre and surprising.”
Fuseini’s remarks come amid intensifying backlash from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which has firmly rejected the EC’s directive, arguing that the decision lacks legal merit and consensus. The party insists that no agreement was reached during the stakeholder engagements that preceded the EC’s announcement.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue with Sammie Wiafe, Fuseini expressed astonishment over the EC’s timing and rationale.
“I was very surprised on July 2, when the EC came out with that directive. It’s a very bizarre and surprising decision that the EC has arrived at. For us, as NPP, we will not resort to any chaotic situation, like our General Secretary, Justin Kodua said, we will resort to the law courts to have our matter heard. What the EC is doing, the thinking that went on in arriving at this conclusion, we cannot accept, we cannot comprehend,” he stated.
Fuseini also suggested the Commission’s decision may have been influenced by political pressure, citing remarks from senior NDC figures.
“We have seen the National Chairman of the NDC, Asiedu Nketia, on TV saying that after they are done with the judiciary, the next stage will be dealing with the EC,” he said, raising concerns about potential political interference.
The Electoral Commission, however, maintains that the decision followed extensive deliberations and was guided by irregularities observed in the electoral process. In a statement issued on July 2, 2025, the EC explained that although scanned pink sheet results from the 19 affected polling stations were signed off by party agents, they were not verified by the respective Presiding Officers, a key legal requirement.
The rerun will cover 19 out of 37 polling stations in Ablekuma North. The remaining 18, whose results were properly verified, will not be part of the exercise.
With the rerun scheduled to take place amid growing tension and mutual suspicion between the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), both parties are expected to closely monitor proceedings, setting the stage for what could be a fiercely contested election.
