The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says there were reasonable grounds for his party to reject the results of the 2016 election. But he says the NDC decided not to in the name of preserving Ghana’s democracy.
John Dramani Mahama conceded the election to Nana Akufo-Addo after he polled 44.4% to Nana Addo’s 53.83% in what was the first election defeat by an incumbent president.
Speaking on Citi TV, the NDC General Secretary said: “we had every reason not to accept this result and to demand certain things but we decided to keep quiet.”
He reminded that EC had said its systems for transmitting the results electronically had been tampered with leading to a delay in the declaration.
But the commission is yet to provide any clarity on the incident over two years from the election.
“If it were NPP, I’m sure after that statement, even if Jesus Christ had descended, they wouldn’t have accepted defeat.”
Despite the NDC’s misgivings, Mr. Asiedu Nketia said the NDC was of the view that “this is Ghana and Ghana is bigger than everybody and the democratic credentials we have earned make all of us proud so let us concede and move along.”
Mr. Asiedu Nketia also noted that the NDC would have been unable to challenge the election regardless because it has not been gazetted.
“We thought that there will be a review of the elections. 2016 stands out as the only general election which has not been reviewed by the Electoral Commission and IPAC. As we sit here now, we couldn’t exercise any right to go to court or any place because the presidential results, the last time I checked, has still not been gazetted.”
Source: Citi TV
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it would v been NO news cos u and your corrupt party v rejected everything good that happens to this country, ie free shs, drone, new school uniforms , reduction of taxes, reduction of imports duties, fighting galamsey and many more
ALL WILL REJECT THE TRUTH BUT THE TRUTH IS ONE. PEOPLE ONLY ARE HAPPY IF WRONG DEEDS GO THEIR FAVOR. CRAVING FOR POWER. NDC MA MO ENI NDAHO 2020
It is not tooooooooooooooo late. You can reject it now. Waiting for your rejection pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassssssee
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Lies Lies Lies....these are all lies don't believe what general mosquito is saying. First of all there was no proof whatsoever that the EC had its systems tampered with. What the EC chair said was a grand scheme to delay and try and massage the figures. However after realizing NPP had developed a robust strong room with technology to receive and collate election results in record time they put a stop to their scheme and later blamed hackers. NDC was so poor in election management in 2016. While the NPP and the world were moving to a digital space of doing things, NDC was and is still at the stone age using takashi and machomen snatching ballot boxes. If NDC continue like that and still have "villagers" like Asiedu Nketiah giving command, they will lose like 3million votes in 2020.
POLITICIANS OUGHT TO BE TRUTHFUL AND HAVE JUST SOME SHAME. AFTER NDC APPOINTED MAMA CHALL THERE WAS NO WAY THEY COULD REJECT THE RESULTS. PLEASE LET PEACE PREVAIL GENERAL
Oh Mosquito again!!! When will you speak like a sensible adult. Your utterances are just drawing people away from the NDC. Prior to the declaration of the results, leaders of the NDC said the party was in a comfortable lead. Why will the party then reject the results of the election it was winning comfortably? After eight years of complete incompetence, Ghanaians rejected the NDC massively. The result was very clear and resounding that there was no way the NDC could have rejected it. If they had tried, the masses would have risen up against it. Only the unwise would have tried rejecting the resounding voice of the people.
LISTEN TO GENERAL MOSQUITO LYING THROUGH HIS TEETH THAT NDC DIDNT LOSE THE ELECTIONS BUT FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE CONCEDED TO THE NPP, WHAAAAT ? IF HE WANTS ANY CLARIFICATION ON THE ELECTRONIC FILURE WHY DIDNT THEY ASKED THE NDC"S CHARLOTTE OSEI WHO DECLARED THE ELECTIONS FOR THE NPP. FOR THE NDC TO TALK LIKE THIS MEANS THEY ARE PSYCHING THEIR OAFISH FOLLOWERS IN READINESS TO REJECT THE 2020 ELECTION RESULTS WHICH THEY WILL LOSE HEAVILY.