The Minority in Parliament has promised to boycott the Electoral Commission’s (EC) next appearance before the house.
This comes after they were prevented by police officers on Tuesday when they embarked on a march to present a petition to the EC boss, Jean Mensa.
Clad in red and black clothing, the opposition MPs walked in a group towards the headquarters of the Commission, at Ridge in Accra.
Minority Leader, Haruna Idrissu who read the content of the petition noted that since their petition was ignored by the EC, they will also refuse her audience when she appears before Parliament.
“We will boycott the EC coming forward in Parliament. We will boycott her and her Commission. We will not be heard, she will never be heard by us,” he asserted.
He stated that the MPs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are still in contention of the declared results.
This he claimed is because there was an absolute lack of transparency in the collation process of results in the Techiman South district.
“The results of the elections have been changed six times by an embarrassing Chairperson, so next time she comes to do her correction, we will not accept it.
“We are asking that the Techiman South results are collated openly in the full glare of the public,” the Tamale South MP added.
After their failed attempt, Mr Idrissu demanded that one of the police officers received the petition on behalf of the EC.
The Minority MPs have also said they will boycott the inauguration of President Akufo-Addo for a second term should a re-collation of the parliamentary results in Techiman South is not done.
Mr Iddirisu told Joy News that the NPP’s Martin Agyei Mensah Korsah who was declared winner was not deserving of the seat since the NDC’s candidate won.
Source: adomonline.com
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BLE PERSON WOULD EXPECT EC TO DEAL WITH NDC WITH KIDS GLOVES, BUT TO DEAL WITH THEM ACCORDING TO WHAT IS PRESCRIBED BY LAW. NDC HAS NOT SHOWN ANY CIVILITY TO EC. NDC JUST WANTS TO WOE EC THROUGH THE BACK DOOR TO COMPROMISE AND COMMIT A BLANDER FOR WHICH THAT CAN USE TO CRUCIFY THEM. THEY ARE VERY TREACHEROUS. THE PARTY HAS TAKEN EC TO COURT BEFORE. WHAT IS PREVENTING THEM NOW? NDC HAS NO RIGHT TO INTIMIDATE EC OR ANY EC OFFICIAL. THE EC AND THEIR OFFICES MUST BE WELL PROTECTED BY THE STATE. THE MINORITY SHOULD NOT THINK THAT THEIR WORK IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EC OR ANY ONE IN GHANA. IT IS TIME THE PARTY BEGIN TO ACT WITH CIVILITY IF THEY WANT ANY ONE TO ACCORD THEM ANY RESPECT. NDC KEEP CHANTING FROM THE NATIONAL ANTHERM " BOLD TO DEFEND FOR EVER THE COURSE OF FREEDOM AND RIGHT" YET THE DON'T RESPECT THE FREDOM, THE RIGHT AND THE DIGNITY OF OTHERS. THEY ONLY SHOW THEMSELVES HYPOCRITES ANY TIME THEY SING THAT PORTION OF THE ANTHERM. GOD SHALL BLESS OUR HOME LAND GHANA AND SAVE IT FROM SENSELESS THREATS OF VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL POLITICIANS.
We are seeing the colors of the true evil party in ghana. Do you want parliament or the president and now you will boycott what. NPP did same with parliament and ghana went on. Pls police next time break more bones
***barred word*** people they call themselves honourables disgraced mps. police should have beats you up.