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General news for Saturday, January 2, 2021
Source: 3 News
2021-01-02
NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama
A senior pastor of the First Baptist Church, the Reverend David Kwame, praised former President John Dramani Mahama and the Democratic National Congress (NDC) for going to court to address their complaints regarding the outcome of the 2020 general election.
However, he asked the NDC presidential candidate to ask his supporters to stop the street protests and trust the court to resolve the matter.
He told TV3 in an interview on Thursday night Church service that “I am happy that the NDC has gone to court. I will appeal to former President Mahama to encourage his people to stop the demonstrations. “
On Wednesday, December 30, Mr. Mahama filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking, among other things, a replay of the presidential elections, asking the Court for an order to prevent Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the second defendant, from stay out of it. as president-elect.
Despite the court action, Mr. Mahama said that NDC supporters will still be on the streets against the result of the polls.
“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,” Mahama said in a tweet. .
“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 the National Executive Committee (NEC) of our party on Tuesday in Accra, ”he said.
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