Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the inability of the Minority to present it’s petition to the Electoral Commission (EC) on Tuesday, December 23, 2020 as a sad day for Ghana’s democracy.
Reacting to the incident which saw the police present the Minority MPs from entering the promises of the EC headquarters, Mr. Mahama slammed the president accusing him of using the security to prevent the Ms from.presenting their petition.
He has also accused the EC of conniving with the president to steal the Techiman South Seat from the NDC hence the use of the security agencies to intimidate and attack the MPs.
“The conduct of the Electoral Commission (EC), with the tacit support of the incumbent President, Nana Akufo-Addo, using security personnel acting capriciously even towards Members of Parliament is not something anyone could have envisaged in our beloved country in the course of our 4th Republic.”
Clearly the EC and its Chairperson are in connivance with Nana Akufo-Addo to fraudulently keep the Techiman South seat on the NPP side. This is a clear subversion of the will of the people.”
He also commented the Minority for the bold step they took saying: “But let me congratulate the Minority Leader and the Caucus for stepping out boldly in defence of the democratic rights of Ghanaians.”
Read the full statement below
Tuesday was a sad day for Ghana’s democracy when the Minority Members of Ghana’s Parliament were prevented from presenting a petition to the Electoral Commission in respects of the recent Parliamentary election in Techiman South.
But let me congratulate the Minority Leader and the Caucus for stepping out boldly in defence of the democratic rights of Ghanaians.
The conduct of the Electoral Commission (EC), with the tacit support of the incumbent President, Nana Akufo-Addo, using security personnel acting capriciously even towards Members of Parliament is not something anyone could have envisaged in our beloved country in the course of our 4th Republic.
Clearly the EC and its Chairperson are in connivance with Nana Akufo-Addo to fraudulently keep the Techiman South seat on the NPP side. This is a clear subversion of the will of the people.
I salute all who have had courage to call out the EC and the Nana Akufo-Addo administration in this brazen act of trampling on the democratic will of the people.
I want to restate our challenge to the EC, to come out and show Ghanaians their Results Summary sheet and pink sheets for the Techiman South Constituency.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
