Former President John Mahama has conceded for the first time there were irregularities with the 2016 elections which he lost to then-candidate Nana Akufo-Addo.
According to him, he rejected the option of touring the country to gather evidence of over-voting and other irregularities because his National Democratic Congress (NDC) campaign wanted to institutionalise democracy.
“It is not that there were no irregularities. I could have gone round and gathered all kinds of examples of over-voting and tie the nation in court again. But I do think that the NDC is playing the game democratically,” he said.
He made the comments during an interview with Abdul Hayi Moomen on the state broadcaster, GBC on Tuesday.
According to the President, unlike the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the NDC does not find it difficult to accept defeat.
“The NPP are the ones that often will never accept when they have lost an election. But be that as it may, I say Ghana has earned accolade ‘beacon of democracy’ because the elections have been largely successful.
In 2012, Nana Akufo-Addo, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, then a Vice Presidential candidate, led an eight-month-long legal tussle at the Supreme Court over the validity of polls that year.
The NPP argued that they had every reason to believe that the results were rigged in favour of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) candidate John Dramani Mahama.
However, by a 5-4 majority decision, the apex court ruled that President Mahama was validly elected.
There were four and three consistent judges who voted against and for the annulment of more than two million votes due to what the petitioners described as gross and widespread irregularities recorded during the election.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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Eiii Mahama so you still can't believe that you have lost the election? Your BP will rise up ooooooo. Anyway We should provide a standby ambulance for him oooooo hmmmmmmmm. I can't think far sef.
Pls Ghana needs ambulance for him ooooo. Everywhere he goes kind provide him one else something could happen to him.
I think our Ex-Presido is having issues with his mental faculties. He needs a psychiatric doctor.
Former president Mahama should be serious for once. He knew full well that he has never won election in Ghana. If 4 Supreme Court Judges upheld that the elections were rigged in his favour even after bribery and "atugubalisation", then he must know that he was an accidental p[resident. This explain why he succeeded in sleeping on the job and ruled like and absentee president. He should keep quiet and let the legitimate president rule in peace
go to court pls
This man's attitude is disgraceful. Why can't he enjoy his defeat on the quite? He's throwing tantrums all over the place and sounds as if without him, Ghana would not move forward. Let him know that Ghana would not forget how he took over a country and turned it into a hopeless mess. Mahama, just ***barred word*** and join efforts to rebuild the country.
Hahahaha, Mr former president... u’re so hilarious
Hmmm.... Please let an ambulance be on standby, anything can happen.
Power sweet past anything oo!! Mr President enjoyed the power given to him so much that he relishes to have it again? Why are you so insatiable Mr Mahama? Look at what you are spewing out! Oh.
Eeeeeiii incompetent paaa nie.This man needs psychological help. You lost the elections because of incompetence and corruption.You have still not come to terms as to why you lost the elections Mr. Incompetent.