The 2020 Presidential candidate opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, John Dramani Mahama has stated that the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary election is one of the worst organized elections in the democratic history of Ghana.
According to the former President, the election was riddled with many irregularities and security infractions unleashed to the advantage of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP.
He said the Electoral Commission showed clearly that it had problems with the NDC hence snubbed concerns raised by the party.
John Mahama said even though the electoral commission has refused to acknowledge suggestions for electoral reforms sent to it by the NDC, it will continue to use available means including engagement of key stakeholders to push for the reforms to avert a repetition of the irregularities that occurred in 2020 polls.
John Mahama said this in an interview on GBC Sunrise FM Tuesday to begin his third phase of the thank-you tour of four regions including in Eastern region.
“Many things went wrong in the 2020 election. The EC was reluctant to listen to the NDC when we foresaw them. Talk of the issues in collation centers, extra ballot papers found among others. We have been voting every election. Every four years we vote but it seems this particular electoral commission seems to have a problem with NDC so they snub whatever we raised”
John Mahama added “So this is one of the worst ever elections we’ve had in Ghana. Because many things went wrong. Military invaded collation centers and forced Electoral officers to declare results. I have not witnessed any election that after printing ballot papers, another one million extra ballot papers are printed. So many things went wrong”
John Dramani Mahama has meanwhile called on the Electoral Commission of Ghana to set up a neutral body to review the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections for reforms to enhance credibility and acceptability of future elections.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
