It is quite irresponsible for anybody to showcase his ballot paper after voting at any elections or a referendum. So, it was mind boggling how Mr. Mahama as a former president showed openly his vote to set a very bad precedent at the just ended referendum on the Savannah.
Voting in any polling station has always been secret and it becomes really unfortunate if any person showcases his or her vote cast.
Aside it being an act of indiscipline, it's also against the rules of the conduct of an elections like such in Ghana to openly show the vote you cast at any polls. So, it becomes really unfortunate for Mr. Mahama who should know better to exhibit his vote to the eyes of everybody.
As a young democratic nation, it's also very much of a bad precedent to be set by a personality like a former President. An unacceptable precedent which should not be set by a former President who some people look up to.
It's find it very disgusting how the picture of Mr. Mahama showing his vote in the referendum circulating on the social media.
So, how are we going to address it as a country, what if our teaming youth do same? Would they be punished or this unacceptable act would be accepted from today?
To prevent any further showcasing of votes by the young and any other Ghanaian, I call on the Electoral Commission and the NCCE to educate persons like Mr. Mahama who may always want to show their ballots to desist from those acts and strictly follow the rule of the secrecy of the ballot.
I also call on the civil society organisations to condemn this unacceptable act by Mr. Mahama.
To Mahama, it would be best you apologise for such an unacceptable conduct.
Signed
Andy Owusu.
Source: Andy Owusu
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How can we refer to JM as an Ex President, he doesn’t befits that status at all, his desperation is making him behave like an ordinary person on street with no training
Andy, anything more to say? If yes continue but if no, look for something else to write on.
MR ANDY WHY WORRY ABOUT THIS FRUSTRATED SO CALL EX PRESIDENT. HE FEELS ASHAMED AS HE FIRST SPOKE AGAINST IT.HE SAW THAT THE PEOPLE WERE FOR IT AND THAT THERE WILL BE A MASSIVE YES VOTE.HE SHOULD APOLOGIES TO GHANAIANS OR LET GHANAIANS SEE HIM AS A DISGRACE PERSON. YOU SEE HOW NDC PEOPLE ARE DEFENDING THE INDEFENSIBLE.LET US LIVE HIM ALONE TO DO WHAT PLEASES HIM 2020 IS JUST AT THE CORNER WE WILL SHOW HIM HIS REAL INCOMPITENCE.
It was deliberate to stop a certain propaganda that was planned by NPP to tag Mahama as anti Savanna Region
i don't hold brief for anyone least the former president of Ghana, but its normal for a voter to tell you whom they voted for at polling center in the US or any civilized country,so why barrage Prez Mahama. PLease you should not let politics lead you to make statements just for the sake of politics
All of you who hate JM so much should be ashamed of yourselves. You are filled with so much HATRED, it is eating you up. I am sure a lot of you call yourselves Christians. Well I am telling you that JESUS CHRIST finds you DESPICABLE. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU, YOU ARE TOO EVIL.
see all these npp morronns commenting!
And he called himself commonwealth elections Observer. Tweeesaaa Kai. How can such a person be elections observer? Apuuuuuuuuu tooo. Where is Martin Amidu? Mahama should be arrested.
He should have been arrested by now. Where is the BNI Police and EOCO? This should be arrested. Wed why wasting time for this corrupt fellow. He now realise that voting for Nana is good. He just wants Ghanaians to know that he voted for Nana regions.
I ALWAYS say that Mahama as president, was a WASTE of Ghana's time. Is this a true story? Then he should NOT even dream about his NDc's primaries, let alone thinking of ruling Ghana again. NEVER! That was why we saw CREATE, LOO & SHARE during his rule. Mahama is CORRUPT in every thing!