Accra, Ghana – Dr. Valerie Esther Sawyerr, a Senior Presidential Advisor for Governmental Affairs under President John Dramani Mahama administration, is calling for an immediate rerun of elections at 62 polling stations within the Ablekuma North Constituency.
Dr. Sawyerr alleges that the Electoral Commission (EC), led by Chairperson Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensa, wrongfully accepted scanned pink sheets from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the collation process, leading to a disputed outcome.
In a piece titled “The Saga of the Scanned Pink Sheets & Ablekuma North!”, Dr. Sawyerr urges all voices of reason to press the EC Chairperson to order a rerun in the disputed polling stations to ensure peace. She claims that during the collation of results from the December 7-8, 2024, elections, carbonated pink sheets were exhausted after 219 out of 281 polling stations. Subsequently, the NPP attempted to present scanned pink sheets, which were initially rejected by Dr. Benjamin Bannor Bio, EC Director of Elections.
However, Dr. Sereboe Quaicoe, EC Director for Training, later instructed the Returning Officer to accept 42 of these scanned pink sheets, a decision Dr. Sawyerr argues was unauthorized.
Furthermore, Dr. Sawyerr states that 17 presiding officers were later brought in by the EC to validate the results on the NPP’s scanned pink sheets, with some unable to do so. She questions the legality and fairness of using scanned pink sheets from one political party when neither the EC nor the opposing party possessed carbonized copies for validation.
Dr. Sawyerr concludes by accusing the EC Chairperson and her deputies of perpetuating an injustice and demands a rerun in the 62 affected polling stations.
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