The National Communications Officer for the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC], Sammy Gyamfi says the flagbearer of the party, Ex-president John Dramani Mahama has every fundamental right to involve himself in any legal demonstration, both physically and financially.
According to him, claims that the former President played a major role in the recent NDC ‘Yenpini’ demonstration against the compilation of new voters' register by the Electoral Commission [EC] in Kumasi is ‘laughable’.
". . Is John Mahama not a Ghanaian? Is he not the opposition leader? Is he not the flagbearer of the NDC? . . . So if the EC is wasting resources of the nation and putting our democracy at risk shouldn't there be an interest in what is going on?" Sammy Gyamfi asked on NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’.
"So if President Mahama is involved in the demonstration what is wrong with that, Doesn't he has the fundamental human right to demonstrate, or he is not part of the NDC?" he added.
Listen to him in the interview below . . .
The main opposition NDC and other parties against the compilation of a new voters' register by the Electoral Commission ahead of the December general elections have demonstrated to register their displeasure about the EC's decision.
The first protest was held at Tamale in the Northern Region, while the second was held at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
The group insist a new register is a waste of taxpayers’ money and could also create tension with elections just few months away.
The Electoral Commission, however, insists they will go ahead and create the register despite the disagreement by the parties and Civil Society Organisations.
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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We all know JDM, that th*ef, is behind all the demonstrations. He wants to come and loot again. Such an incompetent President. He should use his money to go and develop Bole. That is a better legacy that sponsoring demonstrations against the EC
so why did you people deny the fact that he sponsored the demonstration in the first place with Akamba making so much noise about going to sue. Are these the kind of lies that you peddle that you expect people to vote for you? This boy is so narrow-minded he is virtually destroying the NDC and they are all looking on.
ALLOW YOUR MAHAMA TO COME TO POWER AND STEAL OUR MONEY TO REPLACE THE MONEY HE IS WASTING STUPIDLY AND SEND GHANA BACK TO IMF.
Nobody care if NDC FUNDS THIS OR THAT , STILL npp WILL WIN THE LECTIONS.
Sammy Gyamfi, which of the two is a complete waste of money? Using money to compile a register that will serve the whole country and solidify our democracy, and paying money to people to rave and ***barred word*** in the streets with little or no benefit to the broad masses of the people to jeopardize our democracy?