The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed deep concern over the acrimony surrounding the re-collation process in some constituencies following the December 7 parliamentary elections.
O.B. Amoah, Chairman of the NPP’s Committee on Research and Elections, criticized the conduct of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its agents, describing their actions as alarming.
“What is strange to us is the kind of violence that has been visited at coalition centres against EC officers, party agents, and even security personnel. We never imagined that not even post-revolution in 1992, we would have such elections.
“Post-1992, when we wrote Stolen Verdict, we were saying that ballot boxes had been stuffed and minors had voted. We were saying that the figures had been changed. By the end of the day, there was no such violence that we had seen. It is strange to us.”
The Electoral Commission (EC) relocated the collation process to Tesano after initial attempts to finalize the collation in the Eastern Region were unsuccessful.
The disputes stem from disagreements between party agents and EC officials over the accuracy and integrity of the original results, leading to a stalemate.
The relocation has sparked mixed reactions. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has raised concerns about the fairness and transparency of the process, arguing that moving the collation undermines the credibility of the electoral exercise.
On the other hand, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has backed the EC’s decision, describing it as a necessary step to ensure accuracy and maintain order.
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