Ablekuma North Collation: You have lost the seat – NDC told

The Member of Parliament for Kwabre East, Hon. Onyina Acheampong Akwasi Gyamfi, has raised serious concerns over what he describes as the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) clear lack of urgency regarding the unresolved parliamentary election results in the Ablekuma North constituency.

According to him, the NDC’s relaxed attitude is likely because they are fully aware they lost the seat during the 2024 general elections.

Speaking on Ghana Kasa on Thursday, June 5, 2025, Hon. Gyamfi argued that if the opposition party had genuinely won the Ablekuma North seat, they would have taken quick action to ensure that the results were collated and announced without delay.

“If they had won, they would have directed the quick mobilization of security to ensure the collation of results,” he stated.

He further questioned why the NDC appears unbothered by the delay, suggesting that their calm posture reflects their knowledge of the outcome. In his view, the lack of urgency on the part of both the opposition and the government is unfair to the constituents of Ablekuma North, who are still without parliamentary representation months after the elections.

“I see it that because the government didn’t win that seat, they seem unbothered. But what about the constituents who need representation in Parliament?” he asked.

Hon. Gyamfi emphasized that the people of Ablekuma North deserve to have their voices represented in Parliament just like every other constituency in Ghana. He warned that the continuous delay in declaring a winner amounts to denying these citizens their constitutional right.

“Are the residents of Ablekuma North no longer regarded as Ghanaians, that the government is not showing any interest in giving them representation in Parliament?” he questioned.

His comments came in response to the Minority in Parliament’s protest march to the Police Headquarters on Wednesday, June 4. The Minority presented a petition to the Inspector General of Police, demanding security protection for Electoral Commission (EC) officials to safely declare the long-delayed parliamentary results.

Speaking to the press after the march, Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh Dompreh stressed the seriousness of the matter. He called on the police to intervene and provide security for the EC to carry out its constitutional duty.

“The absence of a declared MP for Ablekuma North constitutes a serious violation of the constitutional right to representation guaranteed under the 1992 constitution,” Annoh Dompreh stated.

As it stands, the Ablekuma North constituency remains the only one without a declared Member of Parliament from the 2024 elections, sparking growing frustration among constituents and political stakeholders alike.