The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) flagbearer, former President John Dramani Mahama says an independent audit of the results of this year’s general elections will help to put matters to rest.
According to him, the Electoral Commission (EC) has demonstrated gross incompetence in the conduct of the elections, particularly in the collation of this year’s elections results.
Speaking in an interview with the Voice of America's (VOA) Peter Clottey, Mr Mahama described the 2020 elections as the most incompetent elections that the EC has ever supervised.
"This is the most incompetent elections we've had. I mean, everything about this elections does not reach the standards that Ghana's Electoral Commission has attained for itself," he said.
He added, "I think that the incompetence that the EC has shown, will be useful for us to do a forensic audit of the EC's own systems and the numbers to come to what the final number for the EC is because as at now, I don't know what number they are going to gazette."
Former President Mahama also indicated that he had not conceded defeat in the December polls in the interest of the over six million people who voted for him, saying if he lost fairly, he would be the first to concede, however, it is improper to sweep the chaotic elections under the carpet in the name of democracy, when democracy enjoins us to stand for what is fair and just. He said in his "principles as a democrat," he cannot accept the results of a discredited elections, saying "In my principles as a democrat, I can’t be seen to be sweeping it under the carpet and let it go"
He said if an independent audit is done on the EC's results and the outcome proves that he had lost the elections, he will accept it and walk away as he had done in the past.
For him, as long as an independent audit is not done and he (Mahama) knowing that there was a deliberate attempt to subvert the will of voters by the government and the EC, it will be wrong on his part to let it go.
Source: graphic.com.gh
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And do you think after forensic audit and it happen that you are still the looser what should do to you ? I don't even understand some ordinary citizen too, how can someone just get up and say go out there and make demonstration without giving you bases of demonstration. masa with this your habit you can never be a president over this country ooo
This is one reason why the NPP are better at governing the nation than the NDC. It is a very hard work to go through all the 38,000+ pink sheets and do the arithmetics necessary to know whether one is winning or not. Right from when the results were trickling in till now, the posture of the NDC shows it is simply incapable of sitting down to do this work. First they conjectured that once they were doing well in the parliamentary results, it should signal an equivalent performance in the presidential results too. Then Mahama addresses the press and say "we have all the polling station pink sheets and we're going to audit all of them". Having realized it's such a hard work, Mahama is now calling for independent forensic work. Who should do that for you? You're not going to have it Mr Ex-President. In 2012, the NPP put in that hard work demonstrated severe irregularities of the elections of that year. You don't seem to be able to do this as a part. Fre fre kobo party. This is the reason why anytime Ghanaians make a mistake to vote for you, you give the country such bad governance. You don't like to work!!!
This man thinks he is dealing with mizbell and Tracy boakye. Who cares if you concede or not.
My friend,go to the supreme court with the proof that makes you think you won,and stop wasting Ghanaians precious time with these theatrics. Does Gh law even ask for independent auditing bla bla. Go to court and quickly,and ensure the court proceedings are televised for us all to see and assimilate your proof. This childishness is getting too much. Toay hey,tomorrow bue! Abaa! From the day Jean Mensah was made EC,bue bue bue. Go to court with all proof inst as of talking and talking. This Donald Trump tactics is getting funny. Ah!
Do not accept defeat! Who cares?