It has emerged that the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) employed the services of a private institution to collate results of the 2016 general elections to the detriment of party structures.
According to NDC’s Director of Elections, Bede Ziedeng the results that was collated by the system used by the private company crushed compelling the party to revert to the manual system which didn’t really help matters.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, Mr Ziedeng denied claims that the NDC did not collate the 2016 results.
“Unfortunately, it was this infrastructure which crushed soon after it was deployed therefore failed to provide any result for the party and this was alluded to by the Prof. Kwesi Botchwey Committee report. But that does not mean that no results were collated, eventually the party had to fall on the National Election Directorate for the collation of the results.
“On 8th December 2016, the late former Vice President Amissah Arthur sent for the collated results from the election directorate, the collated results of 115 constituencies which was ready by then were delivered to him by the directorate.”
There had been reports that the NDC could not collate its own results in the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections so as to compare with that of the Electoral Commission.
The move is said to have crippled the NDC’s effort to know how then incumbent President John Mahama was faring in the polls.
Mr Mahama, then flag bearer of the NDC, lost by more than 9% of total votes to the NPP’s Nana Akufo-Addo.
Akufo-Addo obtained a staggering 5,716,609 of total votes cast in the 2016 elections, representing 53.84%, to snatch the Presidency from John Mahama, who secured 4,713,277 votes (44.40%).
The NDC also lost more than 40 parliamentary seats to the NPP.
NDC’s performance at last year’s polls is its worst since 1992.
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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oh Zid, was it the collation that gave the COMFORTABLE LEAD? mesre saaaaaaaaa. hahahahahaaaaaahaahahaaaahha. Don't defend Ofosu Ampofo, he was the 1st to announce the 419 COMFORTABLE LEAD. wala hwe and he wants to be a chairman. aaa well. ibe NDC so anything fit happen. All hail the 419 COMFORTABLE LEAD Chairman!!! Bra Foto Ofosu Ampofo
I pity Ghana. Nobody is fighting for Ghana. Political parties have become more important than Ghana. See how people are defending NPP and NDC. Meanwhile the problems of the country have been created by the two parties. Ghana due, due ne amanehunu! Future generations, munnue wae! If all that adults of 18 years and above and of sound mind can think about is NDC and NPP (and not Ghana), then future generations, munnue o munnue!
The worst is at hand come 2020. That is Ex President Mahama's fate. Bad worse WORST awaits him.
YOU SEE WHAT INCOMPETENCE CAN DO? Now the INCOMPETENT ONE says he wants to come back as if he didn't do enough damage to our country. Well many are saying NEVER AGAIN to this john ford so his career is in shambles. NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU, NDC YAAMUTU
And where did the Election Campaign Money go? The ‘ fooooooled- SOLDIERS’ want to know.
ONAAAPO, CONFORTABLE LEAD!!! OH POOR NDC ALWAYS LYING. YOU HAD SO MUCH CONFIDENCE CHARLOTTE OSEI WILL DO THE RIGGING FOR YOU BUT IT BACKFIRED
NDC connected their system to EC's and attempted to manipulate the figures, but NPP's Joe Anokye collapsed that attempt by NDC and in the end the 2 systems crushed--Both EC's and NDC's. That plot to hijack EC's system made Prez Mahama over confident of victory and resorted to Usain Bolt gestures. That is the secret they don't want the public to know. So long as Joe Anokye is in Ghana, no party can hijack the EC's system. He will ensure everything is fair and the will of the people manifests.
Is it not this same NDC that said they will not disclose the content of the Prof. KB report to the public? Why is Bede Zeiding now telling us that the good old Prof reported what he is telling us? How can we trust you? No wonder they kept deceiving their members that they were in a comfortable lead when actually they had lost disgracefully. A sitting government paa this? NDC should learn to tell the truth oooo ton!!! the party depends too much on lies, aaabaaa!!!
Folks, the best collation machinery are the ordinary people with mobile phones and torch-lights at the polling stations - if you lose there not even the supreme court can rescue you. Yes, he supreme court will point out some infractions as they exist in all elections worldwide. Anybody who thinks the NDC was shortchanged in the 2016 needs his coconut examined!!! I rest my case !!!
AND MAHAMA SAYS HE IS COMING AGAIN? IS HE JESUS? I LAUGH.