NDC’s Ewurabena Aubynn wins Ablekuma North rerun
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has clinched a historic victory in the Ablekuma North Constituency, with Ewurabena Aubynn defeating Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie in a tightly contested parliamentary rerun on Friday, July 11, 2025.
Aubynn secured 34,090 votes to Afriyie’s 33,881, marking only the second time since 1992 that the NDC has captured this traditionally New Patriotic Party (NPP) stronghold.
The rerun, held across 19 polling stations, resolved months of legal and electoral disputes following the inconclusive December 7, 2024, election, which ended in a stalemate due to irregularities and unverified pink sheets.
Post-December election, both parties claimed victory. The NPP asserted Afriyie led by 414 votes, but disputes over unendorsed pink sheets from 19 stations stalled collation.
A January 2025 High Court ruling ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to complete the process, but ongoing chaos and missing signatures prompted a rerun. The NPP initially boycotted, labeling the EC’s decision unjust, though Afriyie defied the party line, gaining grassroots and key figure support.
The campaign was intense, with the NDC, led by regional and national leaders, positioning Aubynn as a beacon of change for younger and floating voters. Election day, however, descended into violence. Unidentified individuals disrupted a polling station, assaulting Afriyie and former Fisheries Minister Hawa Koomson.
The Ghana Police Service interdicted an officer filmed attacking a journalist, yet voting concluded peacefully in most areas. By Friday night, provisional results crowned Aubynn the winner, ending an eight-month political vacuum in Ablekuma North.
Long an NPP bastion, Ablekuma North’s shift signals a seismic change in Greater Accra’s political landscape. Analysts attribute the loss to NPP’s internal rifts, boycott confusion, and election-day violence, which may have alienated voters.
Aubynn’s win bolsters NDC’s parliamentary presence and reshapes Ablekuma North’s dynamics ahead of 2028. This victory underscores the NDC’s resurgence in urban and peri-urban seats, ending nearly eight months of uncertainty.
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