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General news for Sunday, December 20, 2020
Source: Starr FM
2020-12-20
Former President John Dramani Mahama
The National Peace Council has asked the opposition Democratic National Congress to seek legal redress for its concerns about the results of the 2020 elections.
The Council has also urged the NDC to urge its supporters to desist from vandalism and violence while protesting the election result.
“It is against this backdrop that the National Peace Council particularly encourages the NDC and any other politician with grievances to use established processes to address their electoral disputes.
“The Council recalls resorting to the courts to seek redress when the PNP was not satisfied with the 2012 general elections, which resulted in quite positive results that led to significant reforms in Ghana’s electoral system. Along the same lines, the National Peace Council encourages the NDC to follow its example to deepen our democratic achievements instead of taking to the streets; a potential threat that can unleash post-election violence and spoil the entire peaceful electoral process, ”the Council said in a statement.
The statement added: “The Police must enforce the laws without fear or favor and investigate all crimes committed to guarantee justice. They are encouraged to deal strictly, in accordance with the law, with those who want to use the genuine concern of electoral contenders to further trouble in the country.
“The Democratic National Congress and the New Patriotic Party must defend the peace documents they signed calling on their supporters to refrain from acts of violence and vigilantism after the December elections.
“The Democratic National Congress, in particular, must restrain its followers from acts of vandalism and destruction and encourage them about the party’s willingness to resort to legal processes to address their complaints.”
NDC standard-bearer John Mahama has rejected the results announced by the EC after December 7, and polls describe it as “flawed”.
The party has hinted that it will dispute the results in the corresponding quarters.
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