Don’t tempt us – NDC warns EC over plans to re-collate parliamentary results

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The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has cautioned the Electoral Commission(EC) against plans to re-collate the parliamentary election results of some constituencies.

The NDC Director of Elections and IT Dr Edward Omane Boamah has said the move will undermine the will of the people.

In a Facebook post, Dr Boamah vowed the NDC will resist the move, cautioning the Commission not to tempt them beyond their endurance.

At a press conference on Thursday, the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa giving an update on the parliamentary election results stated that some of the results declarations were illegal, citing specifically the Ablekuma North and Okaikwei Central constituencies.
The NDC Parliamentary candidates, Awurabena Aubynn and Baba Sadiq were declared winners in these two constituencies after hours of dispute.
But the Mrs Mensa among other things said the declarations were made without the requisite pink sheets from all polling stations.

She further claimed that some electoral officers had been coerced or threatened into announcing the results prematurely.

However, Dr Boamah has alleged the EC is acting under instructions from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to reduce the NDC’s two-thirds majority in the upcoming 9th Parliament.

“Useless press conference by Jean Mensa. She has obviously been instructed by NPP to dilute the 2/3 majority of NDC. But she will fail!”

“She must not tempt us beyond our endurance! We mean business!” At all constituencies where the declaration was not done, the Electoral Commission Ghana  must have pink sheets that show that NDC won,” portions of the post read.

He added, “Instead of agreeing with our demand for an emergency IPAC meeting, she has decided to hide to avoid critical questions being asked at the IPAC meeting.”

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