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NDC 2020 presidential candidate John Mahama says his goal on the Supreme Court is to pursue what his opponent Nana Akufo-Addo was after in 2012 when he challenged the presidential election results: the removal of doubt.
In a televised speech on Wednesday, he revealed that his main purpose in going to court to challenge the results is to remove any doubt about the results of the elections declared by the EC.
“Some people have asked me what I hope to gain by challenging the results of this election. Let me tell you: I want, perhaps, the same thing my opponent wanted when in 2012 he challenged the results of that election; I want the elimination of doubts. I want us all to know that our elections must be free, fair and safe, and that we do not have to settle for a process that leaves us confused and with more questions than answers.
Against the advice that he and the NDC party as a whole have received “to renounce the issue, in the interests of peace,” he stated that he cannot, as a matter of principle and commitment to democracy, accept the results as declared by the Returned. Presidential Elections Officer.
“So when I say that I will not grant this choice, please know that I have not made this decision lightly; We understand that it is not because of a desire for power, but because of a vocation of principles and commitment to democracy.
According to him, “based on the irregular and inconsistent results that were reported, I have reason to doubt that this election was free, fair or transparent.”
“And without those fundamental pillars in place, how can any of us be sure that the announced results truly represent the will of the people?” John Mahama asked.
The former president said that it is important that state institutions are accountable for their actions and demand that they act in the national interest and not in the interest of the administration or power.
He claimed that EC President Jean Mensah did not act in accordance with the constitution.
Mahama’s request
The standard-bearer of the Democratic National Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, filed a petition challenging the presidential results of the recently completed 2020 general elections as declared by the Election Commission.
The decision to finally petition the high court follows nearly two weeks of sustained protests across the country by NDC supporters.
John Mahama petitioned 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 ”.
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.”
