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A member of the opposition legal team from the Democratic National Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, says plans to continue protests across the country despite his pending electoral petition in the Supreme Court will have no influence on the adjudication of the case.
The opposition party protests what it says are errors of the Electoral Commission (EC) after the conduct of the general elections of December 7, 2020 and its flag bearer has formally filed a petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the results of the elections.
President Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (PNP) was declared the winner of the presidential elections, but the NDC and its standard-bearer, John Dramani Mahama, refused to budge.
Talking to Citi News, Mr. Amaliba explained that protests and electoral petitions are two separate issues that must be distinguished.
“The demonstrations are part of our democratic process. Demonstrations are permitted by the Constitution. The fact that we are in court does not mean that our right to demonstrate is restricted. The demonstrations are to draw the attention of the public to the abuse that during the elections where some of our peoples were shot dead; some are mutilated and yet the state has not taken any action. ”
“So the demonstrations are to demand the prosecution of the agents responsible for the murder. That is different from the matter in court. The court case does not address the atrocities that took place. So you have to distinguish the two and understand that one is in pursuit of the electoral results in the Supreme Court and the other is in search of justice for the murdered, ”he explained.
Mr. Mahama has also stated that the party will not stop organizing protests against the EC.
Insists on NDC will use protests to “demand the application of the rule of law and the protection of life and property of the good people of Ghana”.
According to him, going to court does not prohibit the party from organizing protests against the declared results.
“The Democratic National Congress has decided to proceed to the Supreme Court to challenge the results of the rigged elections of December 7. The decision follows a meeting of our party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) on Tuesday in Accra. While in court, the NDC will continue all legitimate actions, including protests, to demand compliance with the rule of law and the protection of life and property for the good people of Ghana, ”he said.
– citinewsroom
