The General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has disclosed that the means by which the NDC can turn to the court to challenge the 2020 presidential and parliament elections results are being blocked.
In an interview, the party’s General Secretary indicated that the party is being denied access to some relevant materials such as the pink sheets; the primary documents upon which the election results were declared. He said the pink sheet is what is going to give the party the chance to put together its case before threading the legal path.
“We have to secure the means of going to court. Even the means of going to court and having the chance of winning is still being blocked by the tyrant.
“So why do you want to go to court, when the person who knows that when you go to court you will need A, B, C and so blocking your means of getting there so that you cannot go to court. Then sycophants will be sitting outside and shouting ‘go to court’.”
On the Techiman South brouhaha, Mr. Aseidu Nketia said the party has also been denied access to a copy of the disputed declared results. This, he said, disables the party in pursuing the case in court.
“If we have to go to court about Techiman , we can only go to court to challenge the results of Techiman as declared. We are being denied even, the opportunity of sighting what results were declared when the law gives us an entitlement to a copy,” he said.
After the rejection of the declared 2020 presidential results by candidate Mahma and the NDC, there has been scattered street protest across the country of which some ended in the arrest of some 26 persons last Thursday.
In view of the threat these protest poses on the peace of the nation, there has been concerns by a section of the public, including some civil society organizations, who have advised the main opposition to turn to the legal system with its grievance rather than taking to the streets.
Notable amongst these bodies and individuals advising the NDC to go to court in order to preserve national peace are, the US Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan who met with former President John Dramani Mahama and his 2020 running mate, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman on Thursday, December 17, 2020.
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) and six other presidential candidates in the just ended elections have also added their voices.
Investment Analysts have also cautioned the country of the possible loss of foreign investment should this political unrest hold further.
Mr. Patrick Abankwa Baah who is an Investment Analyst indicated that, investors would not like to bring their businesses to Ghana if there is much political tension. He said political tension clouds investment projections as the state of the country’s peace and readiness for business will be uncertain.
