NPP Returns to Campaign Trail in Ablekuma North After Court Blow

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially resumed its campaign in the Ablekuma North Constituency ahead of the parliamentary rerun scheduled for Friday, July 11, 2025, following weeks of legal battles and internal resistance.

The rerun, affecting 19 polling stations, was ordered by the Electoral Commission (EC) to address concerns over unauthenticated results from the December 2024 general elections.

This move marks a sharp U-turn from the party’s earlier stance.

The NPP had previously vowed to boycott the process, firmly insisting that its candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, had already won the December polls.

The party accused the EC of attempting to overturn the will of the people by calling for a rerun.

The sudden shift came just a day after an Accra High Court dismissed an application filed by Nana Akua Afriyie seeking to block the rerun.

Now, with legal avenues narrowing, the NPP is re-engaging voters and reasserting its presence in the constituency.

This development also comes days after, at a press conference on July 8, NPP General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua defended the party’s position.

“For us in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), we are resolute and we know that our candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, won the elections with a margin of 414 votes.

“This is based on facts and figures,” he said. “We are not going to be intimidated.”

However, Kodua also used the platform to launch a scathing attack on the Electoral Commission.

He accused the EC of defying a court order and acting in contempt by proceeding with the rerun.

“The EC has been cited for contempt of court because the directive from the court is explicit. Go collate and declare.

“You cannot vary the order of the court,” he stated in an earlier interview on Joy News.

He questioned the legality of the EC’s actions, warning that the Commission was dangerously overstepping its authority.

“That is why we are in court. Do you know the details of our writ?” Kodua asked, suggesting that the EC’s defiance undermines Ghana’s democratic institutions.

It is evident that the main reason the NPP chose to withdraw from the upcoming election is the massive defeat that is anticipated.

The new administration led by President John Dramani Mahama is performing smoothly, as demonstrated by the recovery of the economy from the dire state it was left in by the NPP.

The NPP is aware of this, which is why they have begun to condition their supporters’ perceptions by claiming that the Electoral Commission made an error in calling for a rerun.

Source: Liberalprint.com