The controversy surrounding the Ablekuma North Parliamentary seat has taken a new turn as Minority MPs in Ghana’s Parliament are demanding answers from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Electoral Commission (EC) over the failure to declare the winner of the disputed seat.
According to the MP for Odotobri, Anthony Mmieh, the people of Ablekuma North are being disenfranchised due to the electoral bodies’ failure to do their job.
“Technically, the people of Ablekuma North are being disenfranchised because electoral bodies have failed to do their work,” Mmieh stated on the floor of Parliament on Friday.
The dispute over the Ablekuma North Parliamentary seat has been ongoing, with the Minority MPs claiming that the EC has failed to declare the winner of the seat despite numerous calls to do so.
The MPs argue that this has resulted in the people of Ablekuma North being without representation in Parliament.
The Minority MPs have repeatedly drawn the attention of the leaders responsible for elections and security to the issue, urging them to take immediate action to resolve the dispute.
However, their efforts have yielded no results, prompting them to demand answers from the IGP and the EC.
With the State of the Nation Address scheduled to take place on Thursday, the Minority Caucus are intensifying their demands for a solution to the dispute.
They argue that the people of Ablekuma North deserve to have their representative in Parliament, and it is the responsibility of the electoral bodies to ensure that this happens.
The dispute over the Ablekuma North Parliamentary seat has highlighted the need for electoral reforms in Ghana.
The Minority MPs are calling for a one-time solution to the problem, which would involve the EC declaring the winner of the seat and ensuring that the people of Ablekuma North have representation in Parliament.
