Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has expressed concern over the unusual delay in declaring parliamentary election results in the Ablekuma North constituency, describing the situation as unprecedented in Ghana’s political history.
Speaking after leading a group of MPs to petition the Inspector General of Police (IGP), he said,
“We find it a bit strange, and it has never happened in our political discourse… It’s been six months. I cannot recall anywhere in our body politics where an election result hasn’t been declared this long.”
He emphasized that their approach has been civil and respectful, relying on due process rather than protests.
“We resorted to a civil approach by presenting a petition to the IGP. We’ll give the IGP a reasonable time. We respect him. We are hoping that he will respect members of parliament and the constitutional representation from the people of Ablekuma North.”
Annoh-Dompreh clarified that the Minority is not demanding a biased declaration in their favour but wants transparency.
“We are not saying they should declare that thing in our favour. They should declare it based on the figures that are available. We believe we won. Simplicity.”
He said the community had made compromises during early tensions, including conceding to earlier results declared under questionable circumstances.
“We compromised and allowed the results to be declared in their favour. They were happy, they were applauding. Now when it goes against them, they say they won’t agree.”
