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Legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has played down calls for the opposition Democratic National Congress (NDC) to challenge the general election results in court.
The lawyer argued that such calls are unfounded, given that the party has the right to resort to other legal options, such as protests, to challenge the result of the polls.
“I have heard people say that they should stop the demonstrations and go to court. That is a very naive statement. You cannot determine for them how they want to process your case. It is your constitutional right to speak out, “he said in The Big Issue.
Mr. Kpebu also indicated that the NDC protests could be an attempt to generate “public sympathy” after an unfavorable election.
The NDC has alleged electoral fraud that they believe influenced the outcome of the 2020 presidential elections.
As a result, there have been widespread protests by NDC supporters in different parts of the country, and in a recent one near the Electoral Commission headquarters some 26 people were arrested.
The NDC has already indicated that it will not rush to go to court to seek redress.
It has said that it will consider seeking redress after auditing the numbers from all polling stations and gathering all relevant evidence related to the elections.
— citinewsroom
