‘I’m contesting’ – Akua Afriyie defies NPP boycott ahead of rerun

Despite the party’s boycott, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, has confirmed that she will contest in the parliamentary rerun scheduled for Friday, July 11, 2025.

Her decision follows the Electoral Commission’s (EC) directive to hold a rerun in 19 polling stations after disputes emerged over the authenticity of results during the December 7, 2024, general elections.

Speaking to journalists at her office in Odorkor, Accra, on Thursday, July 10, Akua Afriyie expressed confidence and reiterated her readiness for the polls.

“I am contesting. We are fully prepared. We are going for this contest tomorrow. First, I want to thank the Almighty God for protecting us throughout these seven months. We went for elections on December 7, and I won that election,” she stated.

Her remarks came a day after the High Court dismissed her application to stop the rerun. In the ruling on Wednesday, July 9, Justice Ali Baba Abature described the motion as unmeritorious and emphasized that suspending the election would impede the EC’s constitutional mandate and deny constituents their right to parliamentary representation.

While the NPP had opposed the EC’s decision, citing a January 4, 2025, High Court ruling which directed the collation and declaration of results from 62 polling stations,

Akua Afriyie’s decision marks a departure from the party’s stance.

The NPP’s legal team had also argued that by January 27, only three polling station results remained uncollated, according to the EC’s public updates.

Nonetheless, the Electoral Commission has stood by its decision to hold the rerun in the 19 affected polling stations within the Ablekuma North constituency.

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