NDC Calls Electoral Commission’s Re-Collation and Re-Declaration Process Illegal

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has raised serious concerns over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to re-collate and re-declare the results for certain parliamentary candidates following the 2024 general elections.

Due to ongoing disputes over some parliamentary results, the EC moved the re-collation for three constituencies in the Eastern Region to the National Police Training Centre in Accra.

However, at a press conference held on Friday, December 13, at the party’s headquarters, NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah described the process as illegal, asserting that it lacks both legal basis and consensus from all relevant parties.

“We in the NDC believe that what is happening at the Police Training School amounts to an illegality,” Asiedu Nketiah stated. “It is not grounded in any electoral laws, nor does it have the agreement of the political parties and the Electoral Commission.”

He further explained that the constitutional and procedural framework for declaring election results clearly stipulates that while the EC Chairperson can declare presidential results, parliamentary results must be declared by EC officials at the constituency level.

Any deviation from this process, he argued, constitutes a breach of the law.

The NDC chairman also criticized the police for allegedly assisting the EC in committing illegalities by providing security for the re-collation process.

According to him, the re-collation was conducted without prior notice or the involvement of the NDC, and he warned both the police and EC officials involved about the future consequences of their actions.

Asiedu Nketiah also addressed the role of chiefs in certain constituencies, urging them to refrain from interfering in the electoral process.

He reminded them that the constitution prohibits chiefs from engaging in active politics and warned that any continued interference would lead to their treatment as political figures.

In response to comments from Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the NPP caucus leader in Parliament, the NDC Chairman dismissed any attempts to lecture the party on democracy. “We need no lectures on democracy from him,” he remarked, adding, “We will, however, allow him to lecture us on impunity.”

Asiedu Nketiah issued a strong warning to anyone using state institutions to engage in electoral fraud, stating, “They should be mindful that there are consequences for their actions in the future.” He emphasized that when the NDC takes power on January 7, 2025, such actions will not be tolerated.