Ewurabena Aubynn Sworn In as MP for Ablekuma North

The Member of Parliament-elect for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has officially been sworn into office by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin.

Her swearing-in, which took place on Tuesday, was preceded by a walkout by the Minority Caucus. The protest followed the Speaker’s decision to deny a request from Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annor Dompreh, to deliver a statement before the ceremony.

Aubynn’s swearing-in comes after a fiercely contested parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North constituency.

The rerun was held in 19 polling stations following the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to nullify the results of the original December 2024 election due to widespread concerns over electoral irregularities and the submission of unauthenticated pink sheets.

The EC’s move to withhold final results was based on formal complaints citing unsigned result forms, discrepancies in vote tallies, and procedural violations during the collation process.

In the rerun conducted earlier this month, Aubynn secured a narrow victory with 34,090 votes, defeating the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Akua Afriyie, who garnered 33,881 votes.

Her win adds to the NDC’s parliamentary strength and marks another major gain for the party in a traditionally NPP-leaning constituency.