{"id":72001,"date":"2025-07-11T18:03:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T18:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=72001"},"modified":"2025-07-11T18:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T18:03:30","slug":"we-neither-sleep-nor-slumber-says-npps-akua-afriyie-as-polls-close-in-ablekuma-north-rerun-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=72001","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe neither sleep nor slumber,\u201d says NPP\u2019s Akua Afriyie as polls close in Ablekuma North rerun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 24 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The New Patriotic Party\u2019s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Ablekuma North rerun, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, has reaffirmed her commitment to vigilance and accountability as polls officially closed at exactly 5:00pm today.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists just moments after the end of voting, Akua Afriyie stated, \u201cWe neither sleep nor slumber,\u201d a remark she made a number of fans followed her and sang her praise.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments come in the wake of a highly charged political atmosphere surrounding the rerun, which was ordered by the Electoral Commission after irregularities were cited in a few polling stations during the original December 7, 2024, general election.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/akua-afriyie-4.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<p>Despite an official boycott declared by the NPP leadership, Akua Afriyie and the NPP insisted on participating in the rerun, maintaining that she had a commanding lead from the original results and was merely returning to solidify her position.<\/p>\n<p>She has described the rerun as unnecessary but was confident that \u201cthe outcome of the election will be my victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rerun, held across 19 polling stations in the constituency, attracted attention from political observers and voters alike, with security and electoral officials ensuring a smooth voting process throughout the day. Akua Afriyie\u2019s presence and active engagement have reinforced her individual stance, separate from the party\u2019s national posture.<\/p>\n<p>Vote counting has commenced, and the Electoral Commission is expected to declare results in the coming hours. As tensions remain high, Afriyie\u2019s bold declaration signals her readiness to defend what she believes to be a rightful mandate.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this rerun is expected to carry implications not just for the constituency but also for the broader discussion on electoral fairness and internal party cohesion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"72001\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/happy.svg\" alt=\"Happy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Happy                    <\/div>\n                    <div 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Akua Afriyie\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cWe neither sleep nor slumber,\u201d says NPP\u2019s Akua Afriyie as polls close in Ablekuma North rerun\">The New Patriotic Party\u2019s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Ablekuma North rerun, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, has reaffirmed her commitment to vigilance and accountability as polls officially closed at exactly 5:00pm today. Speaking to journalists just moments after the end of voting, Akua Afriyie stated, \u201cWe neither sleep nor slumber,\u201d a remark she made a [\u2026]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}