The largest opposition party in Ghana -the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has declined an invitation by the Electoral Commission of Ghana to attend an IPAC meeting to review the 2020 Parliamentary and Presidential Elections which was scheduled for today, Wednesday 21st April 2020.
A statement issued by the party signed by its General Secretary explained that it decided to ignore the EC on grounds of “lack of candor, odious duplicity, and open bias that was displayed by the Jean Mensah-led Electoral Commission in favor of the New Patriotic Party in the conduct of the 2020 general elections”.
The statement said “It is the considered view of the NDC, that the current leadership of the Electoral Commission who supervised the manipulation of the 2020 general elections and the stolen verdict that resulted from same, lack the integrity, credibility, and impartiality to lead any such discussions or review of the very elections they rigged.
The NDC has thoroughly examined the dubious role the Jean Mensah-led Electoral Commission played in the rigging of the 2020 general Elections. Moving forward, the party shall review its working relationship with the electoral management body and take appropriate steps to forestall the rigging of any future Elections in the country”.
The NDC rejected the 2020 Presidential election results and some Parliamentary results over alleged irregularities perpetrated by the Electoral Commission to favor the ruling New Patriotic Party.
According to the Electoral Commission, President Nana Akufo-Addo was re-elected with 51.59% of the vote against 47.36% for his predecessor and opponent John Dramani Mahama of the main opposition NDC.
The Presidential Candidate of the NDC John Dramani Mahama, therefore, filed a petition in court to challenge the validity of the results declared by the EC which was in error but subsequently corrected.
But reading the ruling of the court on March 4, 2021, Chief Justice Anin Yeboah said the petitioner did not satisfy all the 5 issues outlined by the court to determine the case.
International Observers said even though the election was free and fairly, the collation was not Transparent.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
