The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bono Region has raised issues with the Banda Constituency Parliamentary election declared in favour of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim.
According to the NPP, it was going to petition the Electoral Commission (EC) for a review of the declaration since it has noticed that the NPP candidate rather won.
At a press conference at Abesim near Sunyani Friday morning [December 11, 2020), the Regional Chairman of the NPP, Mr Kwame Baffoe [Abronye] explained that the results declared by the EC at the constituency did not reflect the will and right of the people of Banda and described the declaration as "fraudulent, flawed, deceitful and not only a scam but a dubious sham".
Pink sheet
Mr Baffoe said the EC declared that the NPP candidate, Joe Danquah gained 8,195, while the NDC’s Ahmed Ibrahim polled 8,276 of the total valid votes cast.
However, he said the polling station pink sheets available to all political parties, including the NPP has revealed that upon a proper collation, the NPP's candidate had a total of 8,246 of the total valid votes cast, while the NDC candidate also polled 8,219, explaining that the NPP candidate won the election with a slim margin of 27 votes.
Mr Baffoe explained that per the figures on the EC's pink sheet available to all stakeholders, the sub totals of all the figures did not reflect the grand total stated on the pink sheet.
He said a diligent calculation and collation of the results recorded in all the 44 polling stations in addition to the special voting on the pink sheet did not reflect the total sum of what the EC declared.
"We, therefore call on the EC to come back to declare the results which will reflect the true will and rights of the people to prevent any uncalled for violence", saying “where the will of the people are undermined, violence takes over”.
Mr Baffoe called on the members of the NDC to desist from using thugs in the constituency to intimidate electoral officers and indigenes of the constituency.
“We in the NPP will never resort to violence however, should the constituency be plunged into chaos, the EC will have itself to be blamed because they have prepared the grounds and platform for same”, he stated.
Source: graphiconline.com
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THE CURRENT ELECTORAL SYSTEM IN GHANA IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT IN THE WORLD. ERRORS CAN BE EASILY DETECTED AND CORRECTED. IF ABRONYE AND HIS PARTY FIND THE COMPUTATION WRONG THEY MUST OFFICIALLY MAKE A CASE TO THE EC IN THE REGION. IF BY LAW OR ANY REASON THAT IS NOT PRACTICABLE THEY MUST TAKE THE MATTER TO COURT FOR IMMETIATE REDRESS. THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANYONE TO USE WORDS TO ABBUSE ANYBODY AND ACCUSE THEM OF FRAUD AND DECEPTION. ERRORS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME IN LIFE AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO ADDRESS THEM IN A CIVILIZED AND DELIGENT MANNER. YOU DON'T GET HEARD BECAUSE YOU SHOUT LOUDER. YOU GET THINGS DONE BY PERSITENCE, DETERMINATION AND VIGILANCE. THEY MUST KEEP THEIR MATERIALS OF EVIDENCE ASSEMBLED AND SAFE . COPUTATION SHOULD NOT BECOME A BIG DEAL. THIS MUST BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY FOR THE WISH OF THE PEOPLE TO BE RESPECTED AND JUSTICE GRANTED TO THE WINNER. ABRONYE AND HIS GROUP MUST TAKE THE PROPER ACTION AND STOP RUNNING TO THE MICROPHONES. WE MUST ALWAYS DO THINGS THAT SUPPORT PEACE, AS WE WORK TO ADDRESS OUR GRIEVANCES. POP