Politics
It Is Unfortunate That Some Of Our People Abandoned Truth And Integrity Along The Way – Rawlings Chastizes His Party Again
Former President Jerry John Rawlings says it is his integrity and abhorrence for thievery and lying that ensured that he stayed in office for almost 19 years.
“I did not come to public office to steal and never did. We had to go through a lot of sacrifices to get to today as a country, and there’s no way I was going to compromise on my integrity,” the former President said, when a delegation of Chiefs and Queen mothers from the Ave Traditional Area in the Volta Region, called on him on Wednesday.
Flt Lt Rawlings said it was unfortunate some abandoned the positive principles along the way in spite of the fact that, “we won all our elections and survived some of the most trying times of our nation’s history for as long as we did, bringing hope and relief to our people because of those solid values and principles.”
Touching on what went wrong, former President Rawlings said the mass of political testosterone that swirled around the National Democratic Congress (NDC) victory in 2008 evaporated when the Mills government failed to thoroughly re-investigate political killings such as the assassination of the Yaa Naa and the death of Alhaji Issa Mobilla, then Northern Regional Chairman of the CPP.
Former President Rawlings said the refusal to reinstate truth, transparency and most of all justice into the fabric and psyche of the nation led to the institutionalization of crime and corruption, eventually resulting in NDC’s electoral loss of 2016.
Source: GhanaFeed.Com
Election 2020
EC Lawyers File Preliminary Legal Objection – Claims Akufo-Addo Won The Election Even If Mahama’s Own Figures In His Petition Are Used
The Electoral Commission says the petition filed by 2020 NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama is based on “extreme speculations” and an actual waste of the court’s time.
The Commission explains these speculations thrive on the existence of two wrong assumptions.
This is the decision by Mr. Mahama to hold on to the wrong figure mentioned as valid votes (13,434,574) even though the right figure is known.
The other assumption the EC says is the flagbearer’s determination to strangely assign all the Techiman South votes to himself even though the actual results were known to him at the time he decided to file the petition.
The EC however insists the Chairperson’s inadvertent mistake made during declaration did not change how Ghanaians voted on December 7.
It states that the 13,434,574 mentioned as total valid votes is an error.
Nana Akufo-Addo, the EC says obtained 6,730,413 representing more than 50% of the 13,121,111 valid votes (specifically 51.295%).
The EC further argues in this document that the petition fails to disclose how the alleged vote padding influenced the outcome of the elections.
The EC concludes that the petition does not merit a trial and is a total waste of the court’s time.
Source: MyJoyOnline.Com
Politics
‘Hungry’ Anyidoho Has Become A Political Judas In The NDC – Eric Adjei
Bono Regional Deputy Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Eric Adjei has admonished the party’s former Deputy General Secretary, Koku Anyidoho, for his continuous attacks against the NDC.
Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, Eric Adjei noted that Anyidoho cannot be allowed to continue to speak against the party without facing any sanctions. To him, though it is “normal” to be friends with those on the other side of the political divide, it is not an opportunity to work against.
“Koku Anyidoho cannot continue speaking ill of the NDC. In this country, we are all politicians and some cannot stand hunger; we have some politicians who can’t stand being in opposition and so when his party is voted out of power, he finds a way to enjoy its trappings with the other party in government,” he was quoted by peacefmonline.
“We have friends in NPP and in CPP but the fact that I have friends in other political parties cannot and must not influence my decisions; it can never influence what I have to do to make my party come back to power.”
“….the NDC members are saying that you (Koku) are becoming a Political Judas in the party; if he does not know, we are telling him”, he chided.
Politics
If You’re Not Ready For Your Own Petition Don’t Start – Gabby Pokes Mahama
New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has told National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama to hold his peace if he’s not ready for the trial of his own case in the ongoing 2020 Presidential election petition.
This comes after Mahama ,through his legal team, filed for stay of proceedings of the Election Petition at the Supreme Court, praying the court to halt hearing on the main Election Petition until a determination is made on his request for review of an earlier determination by the Court.
Reacting to this on twitter, Gabby called out the former President to stop employing delay tactics in the trial and halt the whole process if he is not ready.
If you are not ready for the trial of your own case please don’t start! A plaintiff, applicant or petitioner who uses or manner of delay tactics, is that one too a litigant with a cause?,” he wrote on Twitter.
John Mahama and the NDC are in court challenging the results of the 2020 Presidential polls.
He maintains that neither he nor President Akufo-Addo attained a clear majority during the polls because of the omission of the Techiman South constituency from the declaration of results.
Source: GhanaFeed.com
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