The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia became a toast of social media after his interpretation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the NDC vs Electoral Commission case over the compilation of a new voters’ register turned out to be wrong.
It may be recalled that the apex court, in a unanimous decision dismissed the NDC’s writ seeking to stop the EC from rejecting the existing voter’s card as proof to obtain a new card in the upcoming new voter registration exercise scheduled for 30th June 2020.
However, moments after the Supreme Court’s ruling, the NDC General Secretary, popularly known as General Mosquito told journalists: “The Supreme Court has granted our request for the inclusion of the existing voter card … for the compilation of the register...We feel vindicated because the court itself in an earlier ruling has clearly stated that the possession of the existing voter’s ID card means that the holder is a citizen of Ghana who is qualified to be registered to exercise his or her powers so the court couldn’t have gone back on its own earlier ruling”
Many pundits including lawyers after it emerged that the apex court didn't rule in favour of the NDC criticized Asiedu Nketiah for misleading Ghanaians.
However, Lawyer Kwame Adofo speaking on Kumasi-based Hello FM said General Mosquito did not intend to mislead Ghanaians.
"it wasn't his intention to mislead Ghanaians; no one can intentionally mislead. Probably because he heard granted, he thought the Court had granted all their reliefs; it was an impulse decision" he said
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CONSTITUTION BY MAKING REGULATIONS TO GUIDE THIS ELECTION REGISTRATION AND THAT ALL MUST MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE CURRENT ELECTION REGISTRATION LAWS CI126. THE COMMENTARY BY SOME NDC LAWYERS IN THE MEDIA IS VERY PATHETIC. THEY ARE EITHER MISCHIEVOUS OR HAVE LOST THEIR RIGHT SENSEEE OF JUDGEMENT. THEY HAVE BECOME UNSCRUPULOUSLYY INTERESTED PARTIES. THE REST OF THE RELIEFS, 4-8 ARE WRONG INTERPRETATIONS OF RELIEFS 2 ND 3 OF THE CONSTITUTION BY NDC. THEY COULD NOT BE SUPPORTED BY LAW AND SO THEY WERE DENIED.
Ndc trying to defend Asiedu Nketia. Who forced him to call the press at that time if he had not thought through what he was going to say. Why were Ndc lawyers nodding their heads if they didn't side with him. Why didn't the former President and flag bearer mention that Asiedu had lied after the ruling? Why did Asiedu went into hiding when his flag bearer was having a press conference? And now why is Bernard Mona, the rented demonstrator of Ndc advising that people should present their old voters id to be registered. Ndc planned all this diabolical agenda but it has backfired. Have you forgotten Ndc is in a comfortable lead whiles they were loosing.