The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said Mr. John Dramani Mahama, National Democratic Congress flagbearer, and his members cannot endanger the security of the country on the altar of their selfish interest.
The NPP says Mr. Mahama cannot be President at all costs, adding, John Dramani Mahama is asking other people’s children to hit the streets for him to be the candidate of his party in 2024 while his children are locked away in comfort and luxury in Dubai. That is most irresponsible, to say the least.”
General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. John Boadu speaking at a Press conference said the results that the EC has put out has been corroborated by CODEO, endorsed as free and fair by the EU Mission, resolved by the media and accepted by CSOs and the international community and It cannot be the case that all these internationally reputable organizations are in cahoots with the EC to steal an election.
He said “The election of Nana Akufo-Addo as president-elect of the Republic of Ghana reflects the will of the Ghanaian people, reflecting on the work that the Akufo-Addo led government has done in the last four years to advance the development of the country.
“We call on Ghanaians to condemn without reservation, the intransigence of the NDC and urge the NDC to resort to the courts to address their grievances if they believe they have any. We call on the security agencies to be resolute and protect the state. We have confidence that the majority of Ghanaians believe in and accept the verdict of the election as rendered by the EC and corroborated by all except the NDC. The closeness of the parliamentary vote is Ghanaians way of telling us to collaborate and avoid the adversarial politics that has characterized most of our fourth republican politics.
We accept that challenge. We shall work with the minority for the interest of the country.
It is important to state that we also dispute the results of some parliamentary results. But we have not asked our supporters to go on the streets to protest these results. Our lawyers are putting our evidence together to go to the courts to challenge them. That is the way of the democracy that we have fashioned for ourselves. No other way works. Ghana shall not burn on account for one person’s selfish interests.”
“We want you to continue to ask the NDC to put out their numbers for the presidential ballot if they have any. They dispute what the EC has put out. They dispute what CODEO has put out. They dispute what all the media houses have put out. So, what in their estimation is the correct results? The media should demand this from them.”
The NPP said” On our part, the election is over. We have set up our transition team. We are moving on with the business of governance. We shall not be distracted. Let the Ghanaian people speak up, the National Peace Council, the National House of Chiefs, and Civil Society Organisations speak up and tell John Dramani Mahama that this country is bigger than his ego.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
