The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the Electoral Commission's (EC) directive for a rerun of parliamentary elections at the Abokobi Women’s Development Centre 2 polling station in the Dome/Kwabenya constituency.

In an interview with the media, the NDC Deputy Director of Elections and IT, Rashid Tanko Computer, questioned its necessity.

He dismissed the EC’s decision as baseless, insisting that Elikplim Akurugu had already won.

“There was a difference of 1,154 votes, and so if today we are having a problem with one polling station, that polling station should be taken out. The voter population for that polling station is 689, so when you deduct 689 from 1,154, your guess is as good as mine,” he argued.

He also accused the EC of making calculation errors and mishandling the situation.

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“These people have issues with arithmetic, and so we will do the calculation for them. They should hold their horses because Elikplim has won the election, and we will not accept their so-called rerun.”

The EC announced the decision for a rerun on Saturday, December 28, during the continuation of results collation at its Greater Accra office.

The Commission had earlier faced challenges in re-collating results from three polling stations, managing to validate results from only two.

The third polling station’s results were disqualified due to procedural irregularities, including the use of incorrect forms.

The EC’s Director of Training, Dr Serebour Quaicoe, explained, “The Commission rejected one of them outrightly on the stance that it was declared on a wrong statement of the poll because they used training sheets, which is not the one that they should use. So, we decided to come and add the two and see what happens.”

Following the addition of the two valid results, the margin between the two leading candidates narrowed to just 165 votes.

However, the 669 registered voters at the disputed polling station could potentially overturn the outcome if the rerun proceeds.