The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will petition the Supreme Court on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, to legally challenge the 2020 Presidential results and Techiman South Parliamentary results.
Wednesday, December 30 is the last day of the mandated 21 days given under the country's electoral laws for any aggrieved party in the election to file a legal challenge.
Mr Rockson Nelson Deafeamekpor, a member of the NDC's legal team, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that “After sleepless nights, we have gone through all the pink sheets and have relevant documents to present to the Court.”
Mr Deafemekpor said the Party would seek not more than three reliefs in connection with the “evidence gathered.”
“We will go to court. We have made that clear and certainly, by Wednesday, all these matters would be placed before the Court,” he said.
Mr Deafeamekpor said the Electoral Commission, the country's election management body, had, on many occasions, flouted the electoral laws.
That, he said, had motivated the NDC to seek legal redress to ensure that the acceptable ways and processes for conducting elections were strictly adhered to.
“If the EC will be willing to comply with the law that will end the matter.
" It is not about declaring the seat in our favour, that is not what we’re saying. What we are saying is that the EC should comply with the laws. If you comply with the law and we emerge victorious that is fine, but you do not comply with the law and announce another candidate as the victor. It's no,” he said.
Supporters and sympathisers of the NDC, for nearly two weeks, have been organising series of street protests following the EC's declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as President-elect.
Former President John Dramani Mahama, Flagbearer of the NDC, has described the EC’s verdict as "flawed" and refused to concede defeat.
More than 13 million Ghanaians went to the polls on Monday, December 7, 2020, to elect a president and 275 parliamentarians.
At the end of the polls, Mrs Jean Mensa, the EC Chairperson and Returning Officer for the Presidential Election on Wednesday, December 9,2020, declared Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the NPP Presidential Candidate winner with 6,730,413 votes (51.59 per cent), beating Former President John Mahama, who garnered 6,214,889 votes, representing 47.36 per cent.
Meanwhile, domestic and international election observer missions have given a clean bill of health to the elections, describing the electoral process as free, fair and transparent.
Source: GNA
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NDC.......hmmmm. God will punish you. You think you can eat your cake and have it? Never
if it were to be mr mahama ruling, will the ndc allow President A Addo to rule with 47 % whilst you mahama has been declared with 52%?. just be justice small and be reasonable as well if you truelly think Ghana is on your heart. lawlessness wont help you.by force self imposed president.its only Ghana you will be tolerated to misbehaved.massa, forget it.where the world is heading towards , you dont have the wisdom to rule. you group thinks is loot and share and human sacrifices is what is used in governing.remember ancient wicked King herod, what happened to him finally.
You have wasted all the time with needless demos.....anyway go and let's see the evidence. Very interesting times ahead. 2021 go bee keke!
I don't believe in these Guys.. They might not even follows normal court process. Let's wait and see the surprise they will gives us on Wednesday...
419 party. you knew you will go to court and you decided to disturb everyone in Ghana. you will loose like rechet dogs. tit for tat. 2012 will repeat itself. elections are won at the polling station, you and i were not there, any ***barred word*** can go to court. you think Ghana belongs to you and all ghanaians are ***barred word***. you think we are not aware of your rituals, circle disaster,melcom disaster, all caused by mahama.
NDC should not inform the public before going to court. Its needless. They've insulted our intelligence, ridicule the nation and taken us for granted and now need our sympathy? Enough. WHO'S IS DISTURBING THE NATION?
Heheheeee. you've already lost your all cases....2012 will be repeated for NDC.
Any idiiioot can go to court (Asiedu Nketia, 2012).
At long last, the NDC is going to be the latest ***barred word*** in our courts. Thank God. The evil that men do lives after them. The godly principle of 'Kharma' has caught up with them