Special Aide to former president John Dramani Mahama Joyce Bawah Mogtari has said that the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission (EC) failed Ghanaians in the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections.
She explained that the decision by the EC to change figures after the declaration of the results is a clear indication of failure.
The EC corrected the total valid votes put out during the declaration of results on Wednesday, December 9.
Chairperson Jean Mensa declared the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo as the President-elect based on a total of 13,433,573 valid votes instead of 13,119,460.
In a statement Thursday, Mrs Mensa explained that the initial figure – 13,433,573 – used led to her declaration of 6,730,587, which 51.302 percent for the NPP.
But in multiple tweets, Joyce Bawa Mogtari said: “We must and should call the EC out. Since the inception of the 1992 Constitution and 4th Republic, Ghana’s EC has continued to come under the microscope of scrutiny – from all of us. And through that it has served as an excellent example for many democracies.”
We must and should call the EC out. Since the inception of the 1992 Constitution and 4th Republic, Ghana’s EC has continued to come under the microscope of scrutiny- from all of us. And through that it has served as an excellent example for many democracies. 1/3
— Joyce Bawah Mogtari (@joyce_bawah) December 12, 2020
We must and should call the EC out. Since the inception of the 1992 Constitution and 4th Republic, Ghana’s EC has continued to come under the microscope of scrutiny- from all of us. And through that it has served as an excellent example for many democracies. 1/3
— Joyce Bawah Mogtari (@joyce_bawah) December 12, 2020
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Hey commentators, let tell you point blank.say a spade as spade. what do you mean NDC did well. Masters, the truth of the matter is., their rigging strategy really worked for them. Akufo Addo was very fortunately, they could have uprooted him easily without no true means. when NPP was thinking they have sealed all holes of rigging, these NDC guys outsmart them by greasing the palm of polling agents to rig. false emitated or false ballot papers,tc caused dearly the loses of paliamentary seats.Yeah, Asiedu nketia a colleagues really proved that, they know how to play the game more than NPP. The man said elections are won at the polling stations.most of the greater Accra result and other places were very false, especially paliamentary.had it not been these strategy by NDC, NPP would have widen the gap again interms of results but hahahaa, it took them by suprise. NDC should stop that 419 comments, we wont accept, demontrations here there. Mahama himself did not expect that he could perform or close the gap well. He knew he was going to loose hence those unmatured promises during champaign. If NDC has been able to use rigging to split paliamentary seats, they should applaused for themselves and work for 2024 and stop those unneccesary noise. theses means , dont even care for Ghana. you wish Ghana should burn. elections are like football match as soon as the refree whistles, go to fifa, at no way he will change results.You guys stop pretending. if you mean you worn then go to court, like Nana Addo went in 2012.
ELECTION RESULTS CHANGES IS NOT STRANGE. SINCE ELECTION IN US ON NOVEMBER 3 THE LECTION RESULT FIGURES KEEP CHAMGING BUT THE IMPACT HAS REMAINED THE SAME. JOE BIDEN IS THE WINNER. TRUMP PAID 3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR RECOUNT IN WISCONSIM. AT THE END OF THE RECOUNT JOE BIDEN GAINED 87 MORE VOTES AT THE EXPENSE OF TRUMP WHO DEMANDED FOR RECOUNT AND PAID THE 3 MILLION DOLLARS. FIGURES CHANGED BUT IMPACT IS STILL THE SAME. IN THE RECOUNT FOR GEORGIA VOTES BIDEN GAIN 1758 VOTES AND TRUMP GAIN 3032. WHEN ADDED TO THE INITIAL RESULTS BIDEN IS STILL THE WINNER IN THAT STATE. THE POPULAR VOTES, AFTER A DAY OF THE ELECTION WHEN BIDEN WAS ACKNOWLEGED ELECTED PRESIDENTALSO KEEP GROWING. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2020 BIDEN HAS 74 MILLION AND TRUMP HAD 70 MILLION. NOW BIDEN POPULAR VOTES IS 81 MILLION AND TRUMP IS 74 MILLIOM. ELECTION RESULTS ARE DECLARED AT A POINT WHERE ANY ADDITION NOR SUBTRACTION MAY NOT AFFECT THE POSITION OF WINNER NOR THE LOOSER. SOME MISTAKES CAN BE DETECTED FOR CORRECTION BUT THE IMPACT OF THE RESULT IS NOT CHANGED. IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT MAHAMA AND PEOPLE AROUND HIM DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS SIMPLE DYNAMICS OF ELECTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ANTI DEMOSCRATIC CHARACTER. IT IS TIME THEY STOP WASTING PEOPLE TIME AND LIFE IN PRESS CONFERENCES AND DEMONSTRATION OVER A FOREGONE ELECTIONS. THEY DID THE SAME BEFORE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND ENDED UP IN SUPREME COURT. IT DID NOT WORK FOR THEM AND IT SHALL NOT WORK FOR THEM IN ANY TIME. IT RATHER PORTRAYS THEIR PARTY AS IRRATIONAL, DISODERED AND VIOENT.
It is sad to know that a few persons hold a whole group to ransom because they plot in the minds of the group members something that is no true. This whole brouhaha on 2020 election results is disheartening. It is not surprising when the losing candidate projects that the EC erred. 8 years ago, the whole nation of Ghana heard this statement by the then Candidate of the NDC and President and i quote "It has become fashionable for the largest opposition party to discredit the Electoral Commission. All kinds of accusations including unprintable insults held at person of the EC Chair has become normal. This is unacceptable" Is this not the same person who made this statement some years ago? So what are we to believe now?
Dear Beauty, I hope you have inner beauty of reality and logic too, to understand the process we all freely, keenly and eagerly followed on election day as the results came in. If the 'errors' yo mention would have changed the results then tell us how. If not, please mmmm. JDM did not win, but I think he did extremely well! 2024 as target? Then the concert must stop somewhere. Afterall, JJ is dead, and the gates are open for DM and his wing!!!