Polls have officially closed in Ablekuma North Constituency's parliamentary rerun across 19 polling stations today.

Six thousand eligible voters were targeted by the Electoral Commission to carry out the constituency's repeatedly postponed election.

However, the day was marred by violent scenes at some centres.

The voting process started peacefully at 7:00 a.m. in most locations, but chaos ensued at the Methodist Church polling station in Odorkor, Accra.

A group of men attacked voters and party officials, involving former MP Hawa Koomso,n which led to a brief pause in the voting process but was later resumed.

Some individuals engaged in a fisticuff with the police personnel. Also, a JoyNews journalist was slapped by an unknown individual.

After the 2024 polls, Ablekuma North remained the only constituency in Ghana without a sitting MP, due to unresolved disagreements over the outcome of the parliamentary vote.

On December 10, 2024, three days after the national polls, the EC declared Ewurabena Aubynn of the NDC the winner of the Ablekuma North parliamentary seat, defeating the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh.

However, the EC later revoked the announcement, revealing that results from 62 of the 281 polling stations had not been included in the initial collation.

Efforts to restart the collation in January 2025 were disrupted by multiple challenges.

These included interruptions due to the submission of unverified pink sheets and a violent intrusion at the collation centre that heightened security concerns.

The Electoral Commission (EC), after extensive deliberations, in July noted that it will hold the rerun election because the 19 scanned polling station results used for the collation, though approved by agents of both political parties, were not verified by the presiding officers responsible for those polling stations.

The EC arrived at this decision after it met with the representatives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, July 1.

Ahead of today's election, the EC called on the Ghana Police Service to provide the needed security to ensure a safe environment for the conduct of the election.

Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) in Charge of Corporate Services, Dr Bossman Asare, has affirmed that the Ghana Police Service and the National Election Security Taskforce have pledged to ensure security before, during, and after the upcoming Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun.

Meanwhile, several individuals posing as security personnel dressed in brown uniforms near the Awoshie DVLA polling station in the Ablekuma North Constituency have been arrested by the police.

According to reports, their apprehension stems from their failure to provide proper identification.

The victims are in Odorkor Police Station for further investigation.

For years, security agencies have cautioned members of the general public against wearing their uniforms without their authorisation.

Despite the continuous education and warnings issued to the general public to desist from these practices, the trend rather appears to be on the increase.

These unauthorised acts are in contravention of the National Liberation Council Decree (NLCD) 177 of 1967, which is still in force.

Despite the tension, most centres saw orderly voting under tight security. The rerun follows a legal tussle over incomplete collation in the December 2024 polls.