The Greater Accra Regional Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joshua Alabi, has reiterated the party’s commitment to ensuring peace and security during the upcoming parliamentary rerun in Ablekuma North.
His assurance comes amid public concerns over potential security lapses following disruptions to the collation process during the 2024 general elections in the constituency.
Speaking exclusively on Channel One Newsroom on Wednesday, July 9, Mr. Alabi expressed confidence in the preparedness of both the Electoral Commission (EC) and security agencies to conduct a smooth and incident-free rerun at the 19 affected polling stations.
He emphasised that, based on his observations, the security situation appears far more organised than before:
“There were security lapses in the last elections. The EC itself also failed to live up to its bidding in the last elections, but I believe they have done its homework. The security has also done their homework very well, so this time around, the tags we are going to use will have our names on them, which is one of the means too.
I am very much convinced that with the few I have seen on the ground, I don’t think we are going to have the lapses we experienced the last time. If we are able to be on the ground ourselves, we are part of the security, nothing untoward is going to happen, and it is only 19 polling stations. I don’t foresee any challenge. If there is one, the security will take care of them.”
Alabi also assured that the NDC will approach the rerun with fairness, integrity, and a commitment to democratic principles.
Meanwhile, the Accra High Court dismissed an injunction application filed by the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, which sought to prevent the Electoral Commission from conducting the rerun in the 19 polling stations.
