Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has confirmed that the party lost the Techiman South seat in the December 7, 2024, parliamentary elections.
Gyamfi made this admission during a press conference held hours after the polls closed, while the country awaited the official results.
“In the Bono East Region, which is the home region of the incoming First Lady, I can tell you that out of the 11 constituencies, we won 10. The only one we didn’t win is Techiman South,” Gyamfi said.
However, despite this acknowledgment, tensions have escalated in the Techiman South constituency. Both NDC leaders and supporters, at both the national and local levels, have reportedly blocked the Electoral Commission (EC) officials from declaring the official collated results for the constituency.
A viral video from the area showed the chaos, with NDC supporters reportedly attacking the constituency collation center and vandalizing the premises. The footage displayed ballot papers from Techiman South scattered across the ground, adding to the confusion surrounding the results.
This incident, along with similar disruptions in other constituencies, has caused delays in transferring the collated results from the constituency level to the regional level, obstructing the process for onward transmission to the Electoral Commission chairperson, Jean Mensa, who serves as the returning officer for the presidential election.
