President John Mahama has asked supporters and members of the governing National Democratic Congress to remain calm and not give in to provocation from opposition members since the NDC is on its way to victory.
According to him, it is only losers in any competition that provoke the other side so as to find an excuse on which it can justify its foreseen defeat.
“Don’t be provoked,” he told party supporters at Funsi in the Wa East constituency of the Upper West Region. Mr Mahama also said it is “absurd nonsense” for any political party to claim that the Electoral Commission is on a mission to rig the 2016 polls for him.
The NDC’s flag bearer, who is seeking a second and final four-year term, said: “Some of them have gone to the extent of saying the Electoral Commission is preparing to rig the elections for John Mahama. What absurd nonsense!
“Ghana’s electoral system is one of the best in the world. Note my words – not in Africa, in the world, because it has inherent instruments for guaranteeing its integrity.
“If you noticed, in the run-up to the election, there has been a consistent criticism of the Electoral Commission. Indeed they have said the most unspeakable things about the Chairman of the Electoral Commission and that is all preparing the minds of their supporters for when they lose. So, when they lose, they can blame the Electoral Commission as not being neutral.”
Mr Mahama on Tuesday, while meeting some leaders of labour unions at the Flagstaff House, said the constant criticisms hurled at the EC and its chair, Charlotte Osei, is meant to “set the stage for disputing elections when they have taken place”.
“They have the same personnel working there and I don’t see the reason why people say the commission is biased, ‘the commission is trying to rig the elections in favour of someone’ and all [those] kinds of things,” he stated.
The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) as well as the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) on different occasions have accused the EC of scheming to rig the elections in favour of the governing NDC.
But Mr Mahama insists that “our electoral process has some of the best safeguards for transparency in any electoral process in the world”.
Source: Classfmonline
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ABSURD ***barred word***.I Love the word. Noise makers. JM Has even won in advance0
Wow!! Mr. Prez.... who deceived you that you are winning? Ask amadu Sorogho your Madina MP and he will tell you the ground is very slippery for your party. No amount of rigging can change the situation. NDC yaa mutu. Even those of us in the Volta Region have decided to change - you people have starved our chief Togbui of work at the Asogli plant and thinking you can full us? NO!!! Change is coming, Change is here, CHANGE at last on 7th December, 2017. NDC bye bye ooooooo!!!!
Mahama you better follow Obama Administration now they are in the transition process you Mahama must also start your own because Akuffo Addo's cabinet is set to start the transition process. Provoked or No Provoked your losing this election. After Dec,7 you better start packing your Corrupt books .CHANGE IS KAMING O'
What are you yourself doing now for your intolerance NDC party ?? Massa when you and your NDC Rigging Machines stop your rigging plans then we will also stop attacking and EXPOSING NDC and the Incompetent EC . By the way are you people, lead by your incompetent flagbearer John Mahama the spokespersons for the EC ??
IN YOUR DREAMS MR. PRESIDENT...YOU CAN BUY THE VOTE OF SOME PEOPLE BUT YOU CAN NOT BUY EVERY BODY'S VOTE...PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING IN SILENCE AND ARE WAITING FOR 7TH DEC. TO POOR THEIR ANGER WITH THEIR THUMP...IF I WERE THE PRESIDENT I WILL JUST ACCEPT DEFEAT BEFORE WE EVEN VOTE..CHANGE IS COMING.
You will loose no matter what... you are c0rrupt and incompetent. Start packing your bags from the Jubilee house....
Instead of campaigning the NPP is busy attacking the person of the chair of the EC. This is a losing mentality.
So, John Mahama has prophecy, NDC LOSER PROVOKED AND ATTACKED NPP AND IT STANDARD BEARER RESIDENT BECOS THE NDC AND JOHN MAHAMA KNOWS VERY WELL THEY ARE LOSING THIS ELECTION BIG TIME. JM TWASOO, WU TIME ASOOO GO BACK TO OPPOSITION NDC.
NPP is already complaining about the EC sending faulty BVDs to their strongholds. The losing team always find fault with the ball, pitch, referee, ball boys. dressing room, the crowd...clearly shows a looming defeat to the serial loser. #IChooseJM
MUSA, YOU ARE A GHANAIAN PATRIOT. GOD BLESSES THOSE WITH A RIGHTEOUS HEART. GO TO THE NEAREST NPP OFFICE AND GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE.