The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has criticised the Minority Members of Parliament for marching to the Police headquarters in protest over the delay in the declaration of results for the Ablekuma North constituency.
Speaking on Channel One TV's Breakfast Daily programme on June 5, 2025, Vanderpuye described the action as 'unnecessary and misdirected', arguing that the MPs were fully aware that the Electoral Commission (EC), not the police, is the constitutionally mandated body to declare election results. "It is a simple fact that some of them have developed bellies, and they want to exercise so that they reduce the fat around their bellies.
Because, seriously speaking, I do not think this is necessary," he said.
Vanderpuye further accused the MPs of engaging in what he described as a publicity stunt aimed at gaining media attention rather than pursuing a legitimate democratic process.
