Justin Frimpong Kodua is the NPP General Secretary

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has reaffirmed the party’s rejection of the Electoral Commission’s decision to conduct a parliamentary election rerun in the Ablekuma North Constituency.

According to him, the party’s parliamentary candidate, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, won the election fair and square with a margin of 414 votes over her opponent, Ewurabena Aubynn of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Addressing the press on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the party’s office in Ablekuma North, Kodua stated that they have the facts and figures to back their candidate’s victory, adding that the party remains resolute in its decision to reject the EC’s claims.

“But for us in the New Patriotic Party, we remain resolute and we know that our candidate Nana Akua Afriyie won their elections with a margin of 414 votes. This is based on facts and figures. We have not just channeled numbers to the public. And today, I will demonstrate to you why we say that she won the elections with 414 votes,” he said.

Kodua questioned the Electoral Commission’s decision to backtrack on its earlier stance of not conducting a rerun, especially after it had informed the party that only three polling stations remained to be collated.

He also referenced the appearance of the EC’s Deputy Commissioner, Dr Bossman Asare, before Parliament where, under oath, he confirmed that only three polling station results were outstanding.

Kodua described as a “shame” what he believes is the Electoral Commission’s “u-turn” on conducting a rerun.

“Even with respect to a letter that I wrote to the Electoral Commission on the 3rd of June asking about the update of Ablekuma North, whereby the Electoral Commission confirmed to the New Patriotic Party that indeed it is left with only three polling stations.

“Again, the Electoral Commission led by Deputy Commissioner Dr Bossman, under oath went to Parliament and also confirmed that so far as they are aware and so far as they know, it has only left three polling stations at Ablekuma North,” he said.

He added, “And therefore, it comes as very shocking that the Electoral Commission, based on its own conduct and also based on facts, based on their correspondence with the NPP, their pronouncement in parliament and even engagement with political parties on June 12, where they maintained their position that it is left with three polling stations will sadly make a U-turn. Indeed, it is a shame for this country. The inconsistency from the Electoral Commission is a shame.”

Meanwhile, the party has filed a suit seeking an injunction to prevent the Electoral Commission from conducting the planned parliamentary election rerun in the Ablekuma North Constituency.

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