The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pulled off a historic upset in the Ablekuma North Constituency, with Ewurabena Aubynn declared MP-elect after Friday’s crucial parliamentary rerun.
This marks the first time in Ghana’s Fourth Republic that the NDC has won the traditionally New Patriotic Party (NPP)-held seat.
The rerun—held in 19 polling stations following months of legal and electoral contention—saw Aubynn secure 34,090 votes, narrowly beating the NPP’s Nana Akua Afriyie, who polled 33,881 votes.
The outcome brings finality to an election that had remained unresolved since December 2024 due to irregularities and missing endorsements on pink sheets.
The Electoral Commission (EC) was compelled to order the rerun after a High Court ruling and public pressure over discrepancies in the initial results.
Tensions soared as both major parties fielded strong campaigns amid fears of electoral manipulation.
The NPP initially announced a boycott of the rerun, citing a breach of electoral justice, only for their candidate to defy party orders and return to the contest.
Aubynn’s narrow victory is not just numerical; it is symbolic—marking a powerful shift in one of the NPP’s most secure constituencies and injecting new energy into the NDC’s 2025 strategy.
Despite pockets of violence and disruption—particularly at Methodist 1 polling station where MP Hawa Koomson was attacked—voting was completed across all centres.
The Ghana Police interdicted an officer for assaulting a journalist, while media houses reported multiple incidents of intimidation.
Still, the EC moved forward with the collation and eventual declaration.
Ewurabena Aubynn’s win now sets the stage for a major realignment in the Greater Accra Region, where more once-safe NPP seats are becoming competitive battlegrounds.
