Following the High Court ruling ordering the Electoral Commission to re-collate two polling stations in Tema Central, the New Patriotic Party’s Charles Forson has been confirmed winner of the election.
Charles Forson polled 18,870 votes, narrowly beating the National Democratic Congress’ Ebi Bright, who polled 18,815 votes, and Frederick Aniagyei, who received 209 votes.
The situation in Tema Central has been particularly contentious. Initially, the EC declared Ebi Bright of the NDC as the winner.
However, a subsequent re-collation process resulted in Charles Forson of the NPP being declared the victor. The EC cited security threats to its staff in Tema Central as the reason for delays in completing the collation.
The High Court, presided over by Justice Forson Agyapong, issued a mandamus order compelling the Electoral Commission (EC) to complete the collation of results from two outstanding polling stations in Tema Central.
