Ghana's ruling party wants world leaders to step into a heated election fight. The New Patriotic Party says the Electoral Commission made an illegal decision about vote counting. Officials scheduled new voting for Friday at 19 stations around Ablekuma North after finding problems with official papers. Party leaders refuse to participate and call the whole thing a political attack.
Deputy party chief Haruna Mohammed asked foreign diplomats to watch what happens next. He told reporters that winners cannot be forced to vote again just because someone makes threats. The party wants newspapers and civil rights groups to expose the Electoral Commission's actions. Mohammed believes the vote rerun breaks democratic rules and hurts fair elections.
Party secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong said their candidate Nana Akua Afriyie already beat her opponent. Official numbers show she won the December election with 414 more votes than anyone else. The party's top committee met and decided nobody would show up for another round of voting. Kodua wants the Electoral Commission to follow court orders and declare Afriyie the winner.
The fight creates more tension after Ghana's difficult presidential race last year. Party officials believe the Electoral Commission wants to change election results that people already decided. They say the rerun threatens democracy and ignores what voters wanted. The controversy puts international attention on Ghana's election system just months after the national vote ended.
Deputy party chief Haruna Mohammed asked foreign diplomats to watch what happens next. He told reporters that winners cannot be forced to vote again just because someone makes threats. The party wants newspapers and civil rights groups to expose the Electoral Commission's actions. Mohammed believes the vote rerun breaks democratic rules and hurts fair elections.
Party secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong said their candidate Nana Akua Afriyie already beat her opponent. Official numbers show she won the December election with 414 more votes than anyone else. The party's top committee met and decided nobody would show up for another round of voting. Kodua wants the Electoral Commission to follow court orders and declare Afriyie the winner.
The fight creates more tension after Ghana's difficult presidential race last year. Party officials believe the Electoral Commission wants to change election results that people already decided. They say the rerun threatens democracy and ignores what voters wanted. The controversy puts international attention on Ghana's election system just months after the national vote ended.
