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Democratic National Congress Secretary General Johnson Asiedu Nketia says that prior to the Election Commission’s 2020 Election results declaration on Wednesday evening, the NDC had requested the EC to resolve outstanding issues before for a definitive statement to be made.
According to Asiedu Nketia, this was done based on the precedence established by the New Patriotic Party during the 2008 elections, when they asked the National Peace Council and the Electoral Commission to address their dissatisfaction with the results.
However, unlike in 2008, when the NPP’s request was considered and swift action was taken to address their complaints, the NDC Secretary General said that this time no such luxury was afforded to his party.
“We drafted a petition to the commission expressing our reservations and asking them to convene a meeting where we can all resolve pending issues to pave the way for the declaration of results that will be acceptable to all. To our utter dismay, they rejected our request … they treated us with contempt, ”he said.
He added that “the Commission proceeded to make a farce of declaration of results that made Nana Akufo-Addo the president-elect in the 2020 elections.”
To this end, Asiedu Nketia emphatically stated in a press conference held today, December 10, that the NDC still stands by its decision to reject the results of the 2020 presidential elections.
“I have to confirm that we still maintain our original position and that is to reject the presidential results declared by the Electoral Commission,” he reiterated.
The NDC has indicated its willingness to challenge the results of the presidential elections, as well as some parliamentary results.
