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The Essikado-Ketan electoral branch of the New Patriotic Party (PNP) accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, of disrupting the process of compiling what it described as “elections for what other credible and transparent “.
In a statement, the party said the election was credible and transparent, contrary to unfounded claims by the opposition Democratic National Congress (NDC) that the Essikado-Ketan constituency parliamentary elections were rigged in favor of veteran politician and lawyer Joe Ghartey.
The party has also challenged the NDC to prove fraud allegations in the appropriate places.
According to the certified results of the Electoral Commission (EC) for the Essikado-Ketan electoral district, Ghartey obtained 26,701 valid votes cast to win the parliamentary elections, while NDC parliamentary candidate Grace Ayensu-Danquah obtained 24,527 votes and the Ghana Union parliamentary candidate The movement garnered 629 votes.
The PNP in a statement signed by the Essikado-Ketan constituency secretary Thomas Amoah said that even before the EC could declare the results, the NDC and its parliamentary candidate for the Essikado-Ketan constituency, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, made unsubstantiated accusations of alleged mass fraud. it is said to have been perpetrated by the PNP.
The Party also accused the NDC of attempting to use violence to disrupt vote gathering in the Methodist Church, Brigade Hall, Essikado.
Read the full statement below;
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 5:00 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 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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