A group of concerned National Democratic Congress (NDC) delegates in the Ketu North Constituency have expressed their displeasure with the National Executive Committee’s (NEC) declaration of a parliamentary candidate without conducting a re-run of the recent party primaries, which they claim were tied.
After two recounts and the discovery of some unstamped ballots, the NDC primaries on May 13, 2023, concluded in a tie of votes between candidates John Adanu Zewu and Edem Agbana, with each earning 358 votes.
Two of the unstamped ballots were cast in support of Edem Agbana, who received 360 votes including the unstamped ballots, and one was cast in support of John Adanu Zewu, who received 359 votes.
After the unstamped ballots were removed from the votes of the two leading candidates, each had 358 legal votes.
However, on May 16, 2023, the NDC NEC declared Edem Agbana as the officially chosen NDC parliamentary candidate for Ketu North.
In their complaint, the worried delegates highlighted their worries about the party’s “lack of unity” and encouraged the party’s constituency and regional leadership to “address the issue promptly.”
They questioned the “silence of the local party leadership,” highlighting the importance of upholding party rules, regulations, and guidelines, as well as the country’s election laws.
