Some Abeka residents in the Okaikwei Central constituency are protesting the declaration and swearing in of Patrick Boamah as their Member of Parliament (MP).
They have taken to the streets in a fiery protest after the parliamentary seat, initially declared for their candidate Baba Sadiq, was declared for Patrick Boamah following a re-collation of votes.
Boamaoh who was the constituency's incumbent MP was officially declared the winner for the constituency with 21,099 votes, defeating the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) candidate Baba Sadiq, who polled 19,368 votes.
This declaration followed a High Court ruling in Accra that directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to complete the collation of results in several constituencies, including Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, Ablekuma North, and Techiman South, by January 6, 2025.