An Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by Nana Akua Afriyie, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, seeking a 10-day interim injunction against the Electoral Commission’s (EC) directive to rerun elections in 19 polling stations within the constituency.
The ruling, delivered on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, clears the path for the EC to proceed with the controversial rerun, which has become the subject of intense political and legal debate.
Akua Afriyie had petitioned the court to halt the rerun, arguing that the EC was acting in contempt of a prior court decision and that she had already been duly elected based on results from the December 7, 2024 general elections.
However, the court ruled that the application lacked sufficient grounds to justify halting the EC’s operations, adding that the matter should be determined through the proper legal channels rather than through an interim injunction.
The decision is a setback for the NPP, which has maintained that its candidate won the seat with a clear margin of 414 votes and has vowed not to participate in the rerun.
With the legal barrier removed, the EC is now expected to go ahead with preparations for the rerun, as the controversy over the constituency continues to raise concerns about electoral integrity and political tensions ahead of future polls.
