The Electoral Commission (EC) has said that it has not declared results for the Yendi Constituency in the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary as is being bandied about in the media.
The Commission has therefore disassociated itself from the purported declaration of results in the Yendi constituency following the governing primary over the weekend.
This was contained in a press statement released dated 29 January- two daystar after the primary and signed by Mr Michael Boadu, acting Head of Public Affairs for the Electoral Commission.
The EC further reported that a total of 785 voters cast their votes out of 794 registered voters on January 29, 2024.
The EC indicated, however, that during the counting of ballots for the incumbent, Farouk Aliu Mahama, the process was disrupted after the Presiding Officer had counted 296 votes in his favour.
The EC said the destruction of 489 remaining ballots prevented the completion of the collation, leading to an incomplete declaration of results.
The EC emphasised that the official results for the constituency had not been announced.
Meanwhile, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama, a contestant in the Yendi constituency primaries, has petitioned the secretary of the NPP in the area, Sir Shanni Mahama Zakariah, against the conduct of the primaries.
In her petition, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama raised several issues concerning the chaotic conduct of the primaries held at the Yendi Senior High School.
She pointed out that the primaries protocols for incumbent Members of Parliament of the NPP, issued by the party on January 22, 2024, mandated the EC to supervise the primaries. Allegedly, she said, this protocol was violated during the primaries.
She also added that protocols prohibited party officials, government appointees, and other individuals from acting against the directives of the EC and the established guidelines. She insisted that there was a breach of this prohibition in the Yendi primaries.
Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama further claimed an orchestrated attempt by some party officers and the incumbent MP to manipulate the elections in favour of the incumbent, contravening democratic principles and the desires of the delegates and party members in Yendi.
Meanwhile, a video circulating on social media, a gentleman is seen declaring results in favour of the incumbent MP, Farouk Aliu Mahama.
