The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has stated that the party will respect the verdict of the Supreme Court on the issue of the voters registration exercise.
He said the party was awaiting the verdict of the Supreme Court on its disagreement with the Electoral Commission (EC) on the register to use and what form of identification to be used in the event of any voters registration exercise.
“Whatever verdict the Supreme Court gives, we are all law-abiding citizens and we shall respect the verdict of the court.”
Mr Mahama was speaking during a courtesy call on the Fiaga of the Tongor Traditional Area, Togbe Asro Kwasi V, and some chiefs last Saturday at Dzemini as part of his Community Engagement Activity in the South Dayi Constituency in the Volta Region.
He was in the community to commiserate with victims of a recent rainstorm, the families of persons who lost their lives when a boat capsized in the middle of the Volta River and also meet with the Boat Owners’ Association.
Context
The NDC is at the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the EC to use only the Ghana card or the passport as the form of identification one needs to register in the upcoming voters' registration exercise.
The party is seeking the inclusion of an existing voter identification card as another form of identification, while a private citizen, Mr Mark Takyi-Banson, is seeking the inclusion of a birth certificate as one of the identifications.
Registration
Former President Mahama said whatever the verdict of the Supreme Court, there was going to be a registration exercise — either a limited registration exercise, a new registration exercise or a validation of an existing register.
“Whichever registration it is, I will plead with Togbui to beat the gong-gong and ask all the people to come out and register so that in December they can exercise their vote,” he stated.
Mr Mahama said their registration would enable them to participate in choosing the country’s leaders on December 7, 2020.
He, therefore, stressed the need for Ghanaians to register during whatever form of registration exercise to make a choice of leaders who do not talk but act.
“We all know that the NDC, we don’t talk but our actions speak for us. All of us must register so that on December 7, we can bring the NDC to power. Our elders say, we’ve carried water and we’ve carried alcohol and we know which one is heavier,” he stated. - #GhanaVotes2020
Source: Daily Graphic
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NDC IS CONFUSED PARTY. THEY ONLY CREATE CONFUSION. THE CAIMAN, OFOSU AMPOFO, RECENTLY TOLD NDC MEMBERS TO BOYCOTT THE REGISTRATION. NOW MAHAMA ASKS THEM TO REGISTER. THIS MAKE THE PARTY INCONSISTENT. THEY ARE FULL OF HYPOCRISY. NDC INVADED A HOTEL THAT EC HAD A MEETING. THEY DID NOT PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING. THEY FLOCKED TO CID HEADQUARTERS ACCOMPANYING BERNARD MONAH, NO SOCIAL DISTANCING. THEY HOLD THEIR WEEKLY MEDIA ADDRESS INCLUDING THIS ONE WITH NO SOCIAL DISTANCING. THEY SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH THEMSELVES WHEN THEY ARE WRONG. FOR ANYTHING NPP JUBILATION AT ELECTION RESULTS CAN BE SAID TO BE UNPLANNED FOR. WE SHOULD be DISCERNING TO DIFFERENTIATE between WHAT IS SPONTANEOUS AND WHAT IS PLANNED TO TO BE EXECUTE AS RESISTANCE. I PITY SAMMY GHAMFI, A LAWYER. IN A CRIME CASES THE CULPRIT MUST HAVE THE INTENTION TO COMMIT THE CRIME AND THEN DO IT.
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WHEN THE SUPREME COURT RULES, DO YOU HAVE ANY OPTIONS THAN TO FOLLOW & OBEY? THANK GOD YOU ARE CHANGING YOUR INITIAL STAND. THANK GOD MAJORITY OF GHANAIANS DO NOT HAVE SHORT MEMORIES. WE STILL REMEMBER HOW YOU UNDER-PERFORMED WHEN YOU WERE THE PRESIDENT. LEFT TO ME ALONE, YOU WILL AND SHOULD NEVER BE PRESIDENT AGAIN. I BELIEVE FROM 24TH JULY 2012 TO 7TH JAN. 2017 WAS A BIG MISTAKE.
Sir we the concern foot soldiers of the NDC are unfazed and unchanged about this your change of mind. We remain resolute to stand by our initial position...WE WILL NOT REGISTER we have been told by our senior comrades General Mosquito, Sammy Gyamfi, etc that the EC WILL NOT COMPILE and new register so please we stand by that position. Hahahahahahah wo beti wo duiiiiiiiiiiii
THE NDC IS A CONFUSED PARTY. AT ONE BREATH, THE CHAIRMAN IS SAYING THE FAITHFULES SHOUD PARTAKE IN THE REGISTRATION EXCERCISE AND ON ONOTHER BREATH THE FLAG BEARER IS TELLING HIS SUPPORTERS TO GO AND REGISTER. THIS IS CONFUSION AND INCOMPETENT LEADERS OF ALL TIME.
Running away nobody taa no do.
Mr President, you and your party are now talking sense. This is the advise you should have given from day one when the EC hinted of compiling a new register. Instead you told your members not to register and threatened war. Thank God you have seen the light
the mark of a failed politician to carry through with their patapaa agenda, you have no other choice but to accept the ruling