Dr. Eric Bempong, a lecturer at KAAF University, has criticised the Minority Caucus in Parliament for what he describes as misdirected anger following their protest walk from Parliament to the CID headquarters. He believes their frustrations over the delayed declaration of the 2024 Ablekuma North parliamentary results should have been directed at the Electoral Commission (EC), not the Ghana Police Service.
Speaking during a panel discussion on Oyerepa Breakfast Time, hosted by Akua Asieduwaa, Dr. Bempong condemned the Minority’s actions as “a child’s play,” questioning the logic behind targeting the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over an issue that clearly falls under the mandate of the EC.
“You should have channelled your anger to the Electoral Commission, not the IGP,” he said. Adding that, “Their attitude is child’s play. It makes no sense to walk to the CID headquarters when it is the EC that has failed to declare the results.”
The Minority’s protest on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, was in response to what they say is an unjustified delay by the EC in declaring the final parliamentary results for the Ablekuma North constituency—more than six months after the 2024 general elections. The constituency remains the only one with unresolved parliamentary results, as the EC has yet to complete collation from three remaining polling stations.
Both the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have claimed victory in the seat, further intensifying political tensions and public anxiety.
Dr. Bempong, however, believes the protest walk, which ended at the CID Police headquarters, was nothing more than political theatrics.
“This is not how you hold an institution accountable. If your issue is with the Electoral Commission, then go to their office, write to them, or use legal channels. Marching to the police headquarters will not resolve anything,” he argued.
Source: Oyerepafmonline.com/Joseph Marfo
