The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Kpandai Constituency has staged a protest in opposition to the Tamale High Court’s decision to nullify the 2020 Kpandai parliamentary election results.
The members of the party hit the streets with placards wearing red armbands, declaring that they will resist the attempt to have a rerun in the constituency.
According to the supporters, what the court did was “deeply troubling” and “regrettable,” and amounted to a miscarriage of justice.
Youth Organiser Joseph Kinyoban Ladur, who read the statement, said: “The ruling handed down by the Tamale High Court judge in the case between Nsala and Hon. Matthew is not only deeply troubling but also deeply regrettable.
“Although we accept the ruling, we are compelled to express our profound disappointment and describe it as a miscarriage of justice.”
He accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Mr Nsala, of inciting the violence and destruction at the Constituency collation centre during the elections.
“It is worth noting that if not for the destruction orchestrated by our opponents at the Constituency collation centre, we wouldn’t have been here.
This is evident in the video that captured them in the campaign vehicle of Hon. Nsala that conveyed them to the collation centre,” he alleged.
He could not also understand why the court ordered a rerun in all the polling stations when the NDC had only raised concerns in only 41 out of the 152 polling stations in the constituency.
According to him, if there is any bloodshed or violence resulting from the rerun, then the ruling government and the candidate for the NDC must be held responsible.
Meanwhile, he had claimed that the NPP’s candidate, Mr Matthew Nyindam, remains the MP and if a rerun were held, he will win.
“We are utterly convinced that the people of Kpandai have witnessed firsthand the selfless dedication and unwavering commitment of our leader, Hon. Matthew Nyindam, to the development of our constituency. They will not be swayed by empty promises or deceitful rhetoric,” the party said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
