Presidential Candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has categorically stated that he will not accept the verdict of the Electoral Commission in the 2012 general elections.
In a charged atmosphere at the Obra Spot near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra on Tuesday, Nana Addo told party faithfuls that the decision not to accept the EC’s declaration was taken by the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) at an emergency meeting held earlier today.
According to him, no matter the time period, the NPP will contest the results of the just ended presidential elections which saw his closest contender John Dramani Mahama being declared the president-elect. Thus, the NPP has directed its lawyers to head to the Supreme Court to contest the outcome of the elections.
“…we know we won this election…we are not going to retreat from the decision that we have taken,” he said.
The Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, on Sunday, declared President John Dramani Mahama as winner of the presidential elections, announcing that the president-elect polled over 5 million votes representing 50.70 percent of the total valid votes cast as against Nana Akufo-Addo’s 47.74 percent.
But the NPP is contesting some of the figures. It insist there is evidence to show that Ghanaians voted overwhelmingly for them and that the results had been manipulated to favour the incumbent leader.
The main opposition party claim over 54,000 votes were added to that of the ruling party and have made copies of the alleged fraud and distributed it to party supporters.
Interlacing his speech with some phrases in Twi, Ga, English and French, Nana Akufo-Addo told his teeming supporters that the party will ensure that justice is served in the matter to safeguard the sanctity of Ghana’s democracy. He however called on the supporters to eschew any violent tendencies as the legal means are used to ensure that the results are overturned.
“We don’t want any trouble we don’t want anything that will disturb the peace of this country… Ghanaians are watching and I am appealing to you, if indeed we are going gain their support and respect, we have to comport ourselves,” he advised.
this man is desperate to chop Ghana money ooo. hmmmm
@nanya martinson,what’s so desperate about it when the evidence is there and he is speaking the truth
@nanya martinson, talking of desperation i feel you should be saying that to mahama now not Nana.
@nanya martinson, every political party that wins power will chop money but some are heavier than others…if u know Nana Akuffo Addo like i do personally, am sure u wouldnt have written this comment. If Mahama and his team are not desperate to chop money then why dont they resign from politics and maybe retire???
So am hearing on the radio that some armed soldiers have barged into the offices/ of NPP to seize their computers n documents where the lawyers n researchers are collating the numbers of the elections n gathering evidence to go to court at gun point in asylum down,what the hell is going on? Does this care taker president wants to impose himself on ghanaians by force, what is he afraid of? Something is bound to happen.
@Ball so hard miss dior, Nana we are solidly behind you, nobody can prevent him from challenging EC verdict, its his legal right to challenge the results in court, Gyae ma no nka will forestall future occurrence, nkatoso momoaso will not bode well for ghana, if not challenged can destroy the foundation of democracy and nation.
@Ball so hard miss dior,Only you heard this story.You and your imaginable stories.
@Truth, the ndc is up to no good and they know it, i just wish the npp supporters will behave as well, but its obvious ndc cheated now, y would they go and raid the npp office
@Truth, Your dumbass is still trolling on here huh, thank God we still have sensible n wise people in ghana
@Ball so hard miss dior,I can see that you are very ignorant.You should read the full news before posting.
”According to Boakye Agyarko, the combined team of police and soldiers claim they were looking for ammunition stashed in the building.”
As you can see ,they was searching for ammunition and they didn’t seize no damn computers.Why you such a BIG LIAR.
@Truth, Oh fck off, they were searching for your parents ammunitions, your stupid little propaganda isnt going to work on here dumbass, you annoying cockroaches shd be exterminated, you trying to get me into an argument back and forth, go eff yourself.
@Ball so hard miss dior,you see,your ignorance has reached its peak so all you can do is insult.Next time,don’t come on here talking nonsense.
@Truth,
OOOh please give us a break, we all heard they took computers. what were they doing there in the first place, searching for ammunition my ass. stop being stupid, by there way, you are the reason Nana was offering free education.
@Truth,you need to shut your baboon lips it had been confirmed and ordered by mahama to do so if you don’t know nothing than just shut your mouth cause all you have been doing is talking trash like you know it all
@Dr. Miyagi, I cannot believe an ugly person like you can refer to someone and boldly say baboon lips! You ugly thing! Don’t insult people’s features if you are equally ugly! Shurrup short ugly man!
@Keida,lol me ugly, hahaha you love to come under multiple names right bring it pictures I will bring mine and let the public decide until than just shut up and stay in your cave right
@Keida or whatever u call urself, u dont correct a mistake with another. if Miyagi insulted Truth, the best thing u could do was to also insult him??? Plzzzzzzzz lets face the truthful facts, some people just speak from their chest because they dont even think….Do u know that its in Ghana’s constitution that if a party brings up allegations after elections, the EC should investigate 72 hours before declaring a winner??? do u also know that when complete evidence is taken to court and the judge finds it worthy, the voting can be done again??? so why did armed men go to NPP party office??? searching for their wives panties??? Just go and buy Ghana’s constitution and read before commenting on political issues, so that u dont sound like u are sounding now….
@Eaglebabe,thank you
@Dr. Miyagi, u are welcome my brother…but be a good boy wai, else they will insult u, u know these people can even look straight into a Pope’s face and insult him without blinking an eye…
@Eaglebabe,thank aunti, I totally agree with you and thank you once again for your lovely advice
@Eaglebabe, I understand your support for that ugly PIG Dr. Miyagi.
You are just as UGLY as him ,just uglier.
@ Truth, sorry boy, i told you to be a bit creative if u want to insult me, come on. I dont like people like you who lack creativeness (both thinking & writing). U cant keep on writing all these childish insults, grow up!!!! Let me know that u are a bit matured….aaaaba!! As for me being ugly, hmmmmmmm let me look myself in the mirror again and also check from within me whether dats true…hahahahahaaaa u crap me up Truth. Small boys are always not matured
@Ball so hard miss dior,
@martin, are you serious verify your source of information before you write
Some gain some lose. We don’t want any hullabaloo in the country. It is him retiring that is worrying him. Hopefully, the next candidate will have more persona and people skills to put NPP into power. Sit somewhere joo
loooooooooooooooooooooser
Excuse me yall, did miss something?? did the function of this site change?? if really politics has taken somebody please let me know cuz pretty sure if we wanted to read about politics we know where to find better articles! stop the deviation! you should be scouting for celebrity news!!!
@Keida,Politicians are also celebrities.
@Keida, Must this blog always post articles of Nadia, YN, Mzbel, Jackie n co… this is a website so Politics is included…
@Keida, if the country doesnt have peaceful elections, no celebrity can entertain you, and hey, some Ghanaians are just impossible, dont tell me u dont know that politicians are public figures too….. The name of this blog is Ghanacelebrities.com (unless you read something different) We are talking about Ghanaian politicians who also happens to be celebrities….
Now tell us some entertaining news that happened in Ghana since December 7th till date, and let Chris post it….
@Eaglebabe,Just SHUT the hell up.
@Truth, hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa u got me laughing instead, u can do better than this. I dont like people who lack creativeness, please if u want to insult me or order me to do something, be a little creative, u are too dry for my liking, how can u just write “Just SHUT the hell up” this is for kids…come on, bring it up a bit… and hell belongs to people like u
@Eaglebabe,You are ugly and you want me to create nice insults for you.HOW DARE YOU?Funny World.lol
You are not worth it.
You are not pretty enough for sophisticated insults.
@Truth, in case u dont know (am sure u dont know)…its only a dumb a s s who would think of sophisticated insults. And u dont need to create insults sweety, it should come naturally…(thats if u are naturally creative)…hmmmmm this afternoon is soooooo good….by the way Truth, which country are u in now, would love to meet u one day, am sure when u see my ugly face, body, a s s(and the rest) then ur insults will flow naturally…hahahahahahahaaaaaaa
@Eaglebabe,lol say that again
@Eaglebabe,my dear forget about that person your far smarter than that thing called “Truth” its now clear that Ghana. It’s become a place of strange, bizarre and illogical things, where people don’t do what common sense demands. Its clear that Stupidity and ignorance is fatal. Just like
@ Truth, sweety, i told you to be a bit creative if u want to insult me, come on. I dont like people like you who lack creativeness (both thinking & writing). U cant keep on writing all these childish insults, grow up!!!! Let me know that u are a bit matured….aaaaba!! As for me being ugly, hmmmmmmm let me look myself in the mirror again and also check from within me whether dats true…hahahahahaaaa u crap me up Truth.
@Eaglebabe, Doesnt it tell you the kind of folks who ff this ndc party, thugs, hooligans, useless, kubolors, folks with complexes, jealous, full of hatred for people who have worked really hard for their money and dont depend on others, these are the ndc followers, sometimes you have to stoop to their level and check them. Btw i love how you tell this non mutherfcking factor to be creative with his/her insults.
@Ball so hard miss dior, yea sometimes u have to let them know where they belong to…but as for him, i just wanted to tease him small, u could tell from his replies that he had taken the issue very personal…lol, the only thing i didnt like about him was his lack of creativeness….
@Eaglebabe, Y ou still going on about lack of creativity. lol This girl thinks insulting is some skill one has to excel in.What kind of upbringing did you have from your parents to have this stupid mentality.I am sure you and your parents always exchanged insults at home when you were young leading to this mindset.
@Truth, if u had an upbringing like mine, u wouldnt have been here writing all these stupid and childish insults.
(2)You wouldnt have had issues with an unknown commenter on a blog sharing his/her opinions.
(3)You wouldnt have been this wacky to attack me and order me to shut up.
(4) you would have been wise enough to understand that addressing issues and disagreeing with someone can be done without insults.
Let me tell u, i dont intend to insult u because u are an insult to urself, this short interaction btwn us have taught me to be patient with a PERSON like u because u cant think properly before writing anything here. Your lack of good mannerism is what has brought all these and the fact that am spending quality time to reply ur useless comments…clearly everybody can tell the kind of person u are. When i commented i never mentioned ur name but u commented ordering me to shut up…And u are talking abt upbringing??? Am restraining myself so hard from insulting you…and that is because i dont want to get to ur demeaning level of upbringing and behavior
@Eaglebabe,lol aww, this girl got her feelings hurt.
@Truth, so far this is the most reasonable comment u have ever written…hmmmm things like this dont hurt my feelings…lol, after all we dont know each other so why would i allow your flimsy comments hurt my feelings????? The only people who can hurt my feelings dear…and from our conversation u are not on my “loved ones list”…..but u are interesting though
@Truth, so far this is the most reasonable comment u have ever written…hmmmm things like this dont hurt my feelings…lol, after all we dont know each other so why would i allow your flimsy comments hurt my feelings????? The only people who can hurt my feelings are my loved ones…and from our conversation u are not on my “loved ones list” (in fact i wont even put you there)…..but u are interesting though
would love to see all this so called well educated gurus in THE HAGUE.it would be lovely to see them behind the bars there.