The Electoral Commission has revealed that, it has not declared results for the Yendi constituency in the just ended New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primaries on Saturday, January 27, 2024.
In a statement released by the EC, it indicated that “it has been drawn to a video circulating on social media, depicting a gentleman declaring results of the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries in the Yendi Constituency in favor of the incumbent. The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that, it has not declared results for the Yendi Constituency in the just ended NPP Parliamentary elections”.
The Electoral Commission also noted that, Seven hundred and Eighty-Five (785) voters voted, out of Seven hundred and Ninety-Four (794) registered voters.
“The counting of ballots for the incumbent, Hon. Farouk Aliu Mahama, was disrupted when the
Presiding Officer had counted Two hundred and Ninety-Six (296) votes in his favor. Unfortunately, the destruction of Four hundred and Eighty-Nine (489) ballots which remained to be counted, made it impossible for the Presiding Officer to complete the collation and declare the results”, the statement added.
The Commission has therefore disassociates itself from the declaration.
