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The standard-bearer of the Democratic National Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has asked the Supreme Court to order a second round of the December 7 elections.
According to the former president, the votes obtained by the candidate of the New Patriotic Party (PNP), President Nana Akufo-Addo and himself in the December 7 election, as declared by the EC presidency, were not enough to be declared the winner.
In his petition to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Mr. Mahama said: “The claim that the percentage of votes obtained by the second defendant [Nana Akufo-Addo] was 51.595% [6,730,413] of the total of valid votes that she clearly expressed that they were 13,434,574 it was a manifest error, since the votes cast for the 2nd Respondent would amount to 50.098% and not the 51.595% declared erroneously ”.
He said that the 1st Respondent in her statement on December 9 said that the NDC candidate obtained 6,214,889 being 47.366% of the valid votes.
“Of the total votes cast of 13,434,574, the percentages of the petitioners would be reduced to 46,260% and not to 47,366% declared erroneously.
“The percentage attributed to all but one of the other candidates by Ms. Jean Adukwei Mensa was wrong,” he said.
Among other things, the petition is based on the fact that “the alleged declaration of the results of the 2020 presidential elections on December 9, 2020 is unconstitutional, null and void.”
Mr. Mahama added: “That by making such a statement, Ms. Jean Adukwei Mensa, President of the 1st Respondent and Returned for the Presidential Elections, violated her constitutional duty as imposed by Articles 23 and 296 (a) of the Constitution. to be fair, sincere and reasonable ”.
