Frank Annoh-Dompreh has successfully retained the Nsawam Adoagyiri parliamentary seat for the NPP after a recount of ballots.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate secured 29,640 votes, narrowly defeating the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Amenorpe Philbert Fummey, who received 29,433 votes.
This recount followed a High Court directive issued on December 20, instructing the Electoral Commission (EC) to re-collate and announce the results for the Nsawam Adoagyiri and Ablekuma North constituencies, nullifying prior declarations. The directive was in response to a judicial review initiated by six NPP parliamentary candidates dissatisfied with the initial collation process. They had sought a mandamus order compelling the EC to re-collate results in their respective constituencies, which included Tema Central, Nsawam Adoagyiri, Okaikwei Central, Techiman South, Ablekuma North, and Ahafo Ano North.
The candidates cited irregularities in the initial collation and announcement of results and called for increased security at collation centers to ensure a smooth process.
The EC had earlier reported disruptions at the Nsawam Adoagyiri collation center on election day, which halted the process. Subsequent attempts to resume collation on December 13 were also unsuccessful. Similar issues, including violence and unrest, occurred in other constituencies such as Dome Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, and Tema Central. Disputes also arose when collation activities were relocated to the Police Training School, leading to disagreements over the aggregation of results.
The NDC has contested the re-collation, arguing that polling station results should be deemed final. The EC’s nullification of the initial results has heightened tensions in the affected constituencies.
With Annoh-Dompreh’s victory confirmed, attention now turns to resolving disputes in the other contentious constituencies.