Ablekuma North: If Ghanaians want NDC to win the rerun, why not allow it? - NDC's Alidu
Abdul-Nasser Alidu is the Head of Strategy for the 24-Hour Economy
The Head of Strategy for the 24-Hour Economy, Abdul-Nasser Alidu, has responded to claims by Kofi Bentil, Vice President of IMANI Africa, that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) may emerge victorious in the pending parliamentary election rerun at Ablekuma North.
According to Alidu, Bentil’s suggestion reflects the trust Ghanaians have imposed in the ruling NDC government.
He asserted that if the people prefer an NDC victory, their wishes should be respected.
“I hear Kofi say here that if they rerun the election today, NDC is going to win, which to me suggests that that is what the people want. If that's what the people want, then why not give them what they want?” he said while speaking as a panelist on JoyNews Newsfile on July 5, 2025.
Alidu also rejected claims that the Electoral Commission is acting in favor of the NDC, which some have cited as the reason for the announced rerun.
He argued that if the commission were indeed seeking to curry favor with the government, it would have conducted the rerun in the 62 polling stations, not just 19.
According to him, the NDC has consistently maintained that the rerun should cover the 62 polling stations at Ablekuma North.
“My understanding is that the NDC's position has always been that 62 polling stations need to be rerun, not 19. So, I find it difficult to jump to the conclusion that the EC is doing the NDC's bidding because if the EC were to do NDC's bidding, they'd be running 62 polling stations, not 19 polling stations,” he argued.
He added, “The EC's position has been that they want to finish collation because three were outstanding, but at the end of the day, what we are hearing is that they managed to get pink sheets for 18 out of 37 that was outstanding, and they can't get consensus on 19 and what they want to do is to rerun the 19.”
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