Joseph Ade Coker, the Greater Accra Regional Chairperson of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stated categorically that the National Democratic Congress will continue to protest against the electoral Commission until the chairperson, Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensa, resigns her post.
Chairman Ade Coker revealed that one of the conditions that should be met before any form of dialogue is established to address their grievances is for the chairperson of the Electoral Commission to resign due to her woeful performance in the just ended December polls.
The opposition party has been cautioned against unlawful protests and urged to consider dialogue or legal action but the NDC has decided not to rescind their decisions.
Chairman Ade Coker said;
“We are saying first and foremost, she must resign for the crass incompetence she has shown,”
He added;
“Let us right the wrongs first then start talking. The first wrong to right is for her to resign and then we can talk because we have lost confidence in her,”
Mr. Coker was speaking after police arrested 26 of its supporters for allegedly demonstrating, unlawfully, at the headquarters of the EC.
The NDC has been engaged in protests nationwide against the EC in opposition to the declared results in the presidential and some parliamentary elections which they felt they have been cheated and needs redress.
The flagbearer of the NDC, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has described the Jean Mensa-led EC as the worst the country has seen and accused it of mismanaging the electoral process which has led to chaos across the entire nation.
He has also said an independent audit of the EC’s election figures is necessary to settle the tensions over the election results.
Mr. Mahama said;
“As long as that is not done and we know there was a deliberate attempt to subvert the will of the people in favour of the incumbent, it will be wrong for me to just leave it because we will not learn the lessons of this election.”
The NPP has, however, dismissed the calls being made by the opposition side.
Source: Mynewsghana
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