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Politics of Sunday, December 13, 2020
Source: My GH news
2020-12-13
Joe Ghartey, MP for Essikado-Ketan
Contrary to claims by the opposition Democratic National Congress (NDC) that the Essikado-Ketan constituency parliamentary elections were rigged in favor of veteran politician and lawyer, Hon. Ghartey, New Patriotic Party (PNP) insists the election was credible and transparent.
The EC certified results for the Essikado-Ketan constituency showed that H.E. Ghartey obtained 26,701 valid votes cast. NDC parliamentary candidate Grace Ayensu-Danquah obtained 24,527 votes, while Ghana Trade Union Movement parliamentary candidate obtained 629 votes.
Even before the EC could declare the results, NDC and its parliamentary candidate for the Essikado-Ketan constituency, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, went berserk with unsubstantiated and false accusations of alleged mass fraud that were said to it had been perpetuated by the NPP. They also took to social media to declare themselves the winners of the parliamentary race in the Essikado-Ketan constituency.
But it has emerged that the results declared by the EC for the Essikado-Ketan constituency were a true reflection of the will of the people, despite vigorous efforts by the opposition NDC to discredit the results.
A statement issued by the Essikado-Ketan constituency’s New Patriotic Party (PNP) has set the record straight, revealing in detail the violent and diabolical agenda spearheaded by the NDC prior to the statement of the results.
Since the declaration of poll results on December 7, 2020, the NDC has threatened legal action to overturn the victory of H.E. Ghartey.
But in the statement dated Saturday, December 12, 2020 and signed by his secretary, Thomas Amoah, the PNP affiliate of the Essikado-Ketan constituency, he gave an account of what happened on election day.
According to the statement, “we had received unconfirmed reports that the NDC was trying to rig the elections, so we in the PNP were very alert on election day.”
The statement added that “the voting ended at 5 in the afternoon without our electoral agents reporting any serious incidents at the various polling stations. The count was conducted at each voting station in public view and the result at each voting station was declared at each voting station. Subsequently, the necessary documentation, the pink sheet, was duly completed and signed by all the parties present ”.
“Our representatives went to the Essikado Ketan Constituency Collation Center which is located in the Methodist Church, Brigade Hall, Essikado. The Electoral Commission Officials began to receive the ballot boxes and electoral material from their officials who came from the various polling stations, ”he said.
“At that time, NDC supporters led by their candidate Grace Ayensu Danquah and other party members, including the former Minister of National Security, rushed to the Collation Center claiming that the NDC had won the parliamentary elections. At that time we had not even collected the presidential vote. Its members carrying knives and other implements began to throw stones at the Collation Center. There was absolutely no basis for this commotion, ”according to the statement.
He added that “there was also no basis for the claim that the NDC had won the parliamentary elections when the results from the various polling stations had not been officially collected and announced by the returning officer. Around 11pm, Grace Ayensu and her team left the Collection Center after being repelled by the police and the army when they tried to take over the Collection Center. “
“The compilation of the presidential results began and ended around 9.50 am. This was won by Nana Akufo-Addo. The compilation of the parliamentary results began around 10 in the morning, ”according to the statement.
“Three members of the NDC were present. This included an Alidiu who introduced himself as the NDC youth organizer and a lawyer who said he was representing the NDC parliamentary candidate. During the compilation, NDC representatives raised issues from time to time and only after the issues they raised were resolved did the EC continue the process. “
At the end of the process, the statement noted, the Returning Officer announced the votes of the Three Candidates who stood in the parliamentary elections in Essikado Ketan Constituency and declared our candidate, Joe Ghartey, the winner.
“We challenge the NDC to prove the fraud allegations in the appropriate places.”
Below is the statement
ESSIKADO KETAN NPP STATEMENT ON THE 2020 ELECTIONS
We have been struck by false and unsubstantiated accusations of alleged massive fraud by the PNP in recent parliamentary elections.
We had received unconfirmed reports that the NDC was seeking to rig the elections, so we in the PNP were very vigilant on Election Day.
The voting ended at 5 pm and our election agents did not report any serious incidents at the various polling stations. The count was made at each voting station in public view and the result at each voting station was declared at each voting station. Subsequently, the necessary documentation, the pink sheet, was duly completed and signed by all the parties present.
Our representatives went to the Essikado Ketan Constituency Collation Center which is located in the Methodist Church, Brigade Hall, Essikado. The Electoral Commission Officials began to receive the ballot boxes and electoral material from their officials who came from the different polling stations.
At the time, NDC supporters led by his candidate Grace Ayensu Danquah and other party members, including the former Minister of National Security, rushed to the Collation Center claiming that the NDC had won the parliamentary elections. At that time we had not even collected the presidential vote. Its members carrying knives and other implements began to throw stones at the Collation Center. There was absolutely no basis for this commotion. Nor was there any basis for the claim that NDC had won the parliamentary elections when the results of the various polling stations had not been officially collected and announced by the returning official. Around 11pm, Grace Ayensu and her team left the Collection Center after being repelled by the police and the military when they tried to seize the Collection Center.
The compilation of the presidential results began and ended around 9.50 a.m. This was won by Nana Akufo-Addo. The compilation of the parliamentary results began around 10 in the morning.
Three members of the NDC were present. This included an Alidiu who introduced himself as the NDC’s youth organizer and a lawyer who said he was representing the NDC parliamentary candidate. During the compilation, NDC representatives raised issues from time to time and only after the issues they raised were resolved did the EC continue the process.
At the end of the process, the returning official announced the votes of the three candidates who stood in the parliamentary elections in the Essikado Ketan constituency and declared our candidate, Joe Ghartey, the winner. We challenge the NDC to prove allegations of fraud in the appropriate places.
Signed
Thomas amoah
District Secretary
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