The National Peace Council (NPC) has expressed dissatisfaction at recent post-elections developments that have seen the two major political parties call results for their presidential candidates. The Council wants the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in particular to retract its 54.91 per cent victory claim for its flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The main opposition party, in a seeming reaction to an earlier statement released by the camp of John Dramani Mahama, claimed Nana Akufo-Addo is in a commanding lead with 80 per cent of votes collated by them so far. But speaking on TV3 on Thursday dawn, National President of NPC Reverend Professor Emmanuel Kwaku Asante said what the two parties have done “is a recipe for concern”. The immediate past Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana was categorical in pointing out that it is only the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) that is constitutionally mandated to declare poll results. “It is premature for any party to declare results,” he emphasized, adding that a caveat should have been even given that the results were provisional.
“I would have thought that [NPP] will come back to say that what [they] have said are provisional results.” He said the two parties should not mar an election that has been conducted generally peacefully. “I am pleading for calm in this nation. What has happened is very unfortunate,” he said.
He said no individual or group should act in a manner that will jeopardize the peace of the nation. “Let us not jeopardise the peaceful elections that we have had. Let us not be provoked to do anything that will undermine the peace.” He advised all to be circumspect in any pronouncement in this period and try to help maintain the peace the country has enjoyed over the past years.
Source: 3news.com
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The Peace Council is a hypocritical entity. Did they condemn the NDC when they organized their press conference to assure their supporters that they were in a clear lead? Hypocrites!
Tell EC to give us some numbers. Elections by the way is won at the polling station. We now know better. Your plans have failed. Losers!!!!
Masa the nothing that Ec can do other that stating the obvious,the ndc has lost a peaceful election and they should accept it and move .election are won at the polling station and the npp worked hard for it.God is king.
You said elections are won at the polling station so why.you don't seems to have any problem with NDC comments too.pls fair.
This peace or whatever council have outlived their usefulness. They should be disbanded since they have never lived up to their name since 2012 election.when Atari djan was messing up and almost jeopardized the country where were they ?
I happen to side with the peace council. This is what a friend will say 'pre-mature ejaculation' on the part of the NPP. What makes you think you have won? Massa, NPP should stop giving it supporters false hope. What the npp should wait for the EC to declare the final rults.
We respect the authorities, especially people who represent God but for this statement, I am seeing injustice here but for what I know, God is a justice God. So man of God, if you can't first condemn ndc don't quickly come and condemn npp ,if you do so then it raises questions which demand answers so please be fair to maintain the said peace your institution is stands for. God bless us all.