Journalist and EC director give different stories on bloated presidential result from Eastern Region
More contradictory reports continue to emerge, further putting the credibility of the 2020 election and the declared results in doubt, especially in the case of the Presidential result declared from the Eastern Region by the Electoral Commission (EC). But the account of a Daily Guide reporter, Alhaji Daniel Bampoe, which is in sharp contrast to that of Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, who is the Director Electoral Services for the Electoral Commission are most striking and leaves many in shell-shocked. While, the journalist said he was informed by the Returning Officer in the Eastern Regional office of the EC, Madam Faith Amedzake that the fresh numbers came from the Ayensuano Constituency of the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region, the EC’s Director, Electoral Services, has explained the increment was due to the addition from the Asuogyaman constituency of the Asuogyaman District. But The Herald’s investigations revealed that President John Mahama of the NDC polled 24,470 of the valid ballots cast in Asuogyaman in the Presidential Election, when President Nana Akufo-Addo of the NPP obtained 22,232 votes. The Ghana Union Movement’s candidate, Christian Kwabena Andrew got 22. The vote that changed the result from Eastern Region, therefore, could have not come from the Asuogyaman Constituency as claimed by Dr. Serebour Quaicoe in an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, because John Mahama had won in the Asuogyaman constituency by 2,238 votes more than President Akufo-Addo. Faith Amedzake at a press conference, had announced that President Akufo-Addo got 729, 146, while John Mahama, bagged 454,176 from 1,264,827 votes cast. This result tallied with the numbers on the pink sheet. However, the result mysteriously changed at EC headquarters with certified results declared for candidate Akufo-Addo 752, 061, while John Mahama’s also changed to 470, 999 from 454,176. Meaning the pink sheet as declared at the regional collation center and the certified results published by the EC, are not in agreement. From the certified results, Nana Addo’s votes increased by 22,915, while Mahama’s votes also increased by 16,823. In the end, Nana Addo makes a net gain of 6,092. But two accounts have emerged on the different numbers and Alhaji Bampoe, in a Facebook post took on all those, including the opposition NDC that they were wrong in accusing the Eastern Regional EC boss of changing the figures of the Presidential Election. According to the Daily Guide reporter, the EC Regional boss at the Koforidua Regional Office after addressing the media gave out the certified results of the Presidential results to the NDC and NPP Reps, which President Akufo Addo had; 729,146 and former President Mahama, also had 454,176 votes. But “My checks confirmed that the Eastern Regional NPP Research Officer, Kofi Osei-Adjei later detected that the EC mistakenly didn’t add all the figures of Presidential Results from Ayensuano to both parties”. “When I verify from him, he said he quickly drew the attention of Baba Jamal Konneh the NDC rep about it that a figure of 16,823 has been deducted from that of Mr Mahama and a total of 22,915 also deducted from the President’s votes, but Baba Jamal, said he doesn’t care since it doesn’t affect them”. “The NPP rep then went to the EC who later added the Ayensuano missing figures to both parties, hence issuing new certified results. The NDC reps were not there to sign the new certified results. This makes the initially certified results given to the parties a total of 1,264,872 votes as the certify votes from the Region”. Initially, President Akufo Addo, had 729,146 votes, but after the Ayensuano own of 22,915 was added it jumps to 752, 061 same as the 16, 823 verses was added to that of the NDC and it jumps from 454,176 to 470,999. So if the NDC is claiming that the EC has added some figures to that of President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo – Addo, after checking from the EC and the NPP rep, this is what I gathered with the attached proves”. Alhaji Bampoe, was reacting to a Facebook post by Kevor Mark-Oliver, the Eastern Regional NDC Secretary that the EC had changed figures, insisting that the Regional EC officials had confirmed to – Daily Guide reporter- that the Ayensuano figures change the total valid votes. Kevor Mark-Oliver had written “About the Eastern Region this is what happened. All collation was completed and agents including NDC signed at 6.45pm. Copies were given to the parties (Our copy displayed). Same was announced (in the video displayed). This result gave NPP 58%, NDC 37% and others 5%. After everybody was gone, The EC fax a new declaration sheet signed at 9.37pm, by only NPP, GUM and PPP to Accra (also displayed here) that sorts to increase each party’s vote but with greater increase for the NPP. You see the Mess the EC is plunging all of us into?? Attached is a video evidence of the declaration by the EC returning officer, the original pink sheet and the fake pink sheet the EC is now using”. But according to Alhaji Bampoe, Baba Jamal Konneh of the NDC who had left the Eastern Regional EC office in Koforidua after the initial declaration of the result by the Regional boss, was given the certify results and left. But Kevor Mark-Oliver, quickly fired back at Alhaji Bampoe’s claim saying “Outright cover-up!! And the media didn’t know about it? We were all there when all 33 constituencies were announced and collated!! How did Ayensuano get missing? This clever way of rigging won’t help anybody!! The Herald noted that the second result declared by the EC, had signatures of Nana Oteng Akuffo-Akoto, signing as the Polling agent for Nana Akufo-Addo, while Yeboah Benjamin signed for Christian Kwabena Andrew of GUM with one Amos Nkanssah, who appended his signature for and on behalf of Bridgett Dzogbenuku of the PPP. All other Presidential candidates, including John Dramani Mahama, had their portions unsigned on the new form containing the different result. Interestingly, the handwritings of the names of the fresh results
All Options Are On The Table, John Mahama Has Not Encouraged Anyone To Go Onto Street—Inusah Fuseini
The outgoing Member of Parliament for Tamale Central Hon. Inusah Fuseini has told Apexnewsgh.com in an exclusive interview that all options are on the table for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to regain the will of the people. “All options are on the table, we are particularly presently reviewing all the pink sheets, we are reviewing all the documented instruction of the Electoral Laws of this country, and those doing that are our lawyers and they will advise on the appropriate cause of action. Like I have said and I would say again to you, that nobody, and I repeat nobody has a duty to accept the results or outcome of a flawed election. So, it is within our right to reject the results. Recent happenings at the Electoral Commission even vindicates our position. The Electoral Commission publicly declared Nana Akufo Addo President 2 days ago, and in less than 24 hours, the figures that were the subject matter of the declaration were changed and the figures keep changing at the Electoral Commission. The EC in the first correction they did to the figures they publicly announced as figures for the election, they said that they had inadvertently used. How can a commission set up for the purposes of collating election results come out with that excuse of inadvertent?” He believes, something fundamentally wrong is happening to the country’s electoral processes. And it is in the interest of all democratically-minded persons in the country to audit the outcome of the results to find them through the will of the people. “If we do an audit of the outcome of the result, it will give us the realistic and accurate appreciation of where and will of the people is moving towards, it will also give us an accurate and realistic figure of how the region voted because every vote counts.” Responding to the protest and burning of tyres witnessed in some parts of the country by some party supporters and some aggrieved followers of John Dramani Mahama, Mr. Fuseini said, John Dramani Mahama has not sanctioned anyone to go onto curse any havoc because he believes in the country constitutional mandate. “John Dramani Mahama made it clear, he stated categorically that the party will not accept the results, he did not go ahead to declare himself president of the country, because he is a law-abiding citizen of this country. He said all the options are on the table, he only said that we are reviewing the outcome of the elections and in due course, we will take action. John Dramani Mahama has not encouraged, motivated, or asked people to go onto the street and demonstrate, he has not said that. Mind you, it is the outcome of the presidential as well as some constituencies in the parliamentary elections that are at stake. Even though I am not the official spokesperson for John Dramani Mahama, I can tell you as a matter of fact that John Dramani Mahama has not asked people to go onto the street.” However, he pointed that the reason why the NDC will not accept the results declared, is because they have wasted time, energy, and resources, but only the for EC to procured the election for President Nana Akufo Addo he told Apexnewsgh.com Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications
Jean Mensa has disgraced women – Hon. Sumaya Ligbi
The North East Regional Women Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sumaya Ligbi has led a peaceful demonstration to the office of the Electoral Commission in the West Mamprusi Municipal to press home their demand after what the women in the area described as a twist of the Ghanaian right. They were captured holding placards with inscription like “Ghana is Democratic” We need peace” etc. The women who came out in their numbers with branded NDC party paraphernalia could not hide their feeling. (Attach Video) The Regional women Organizer in an interview with Apexnewsgh.com expressed frustration at the events as she requested each and every one with evidence to present it as they await hearing from the national head office on the next line of action that would be taken. She added, that the NDC has won the heart of Ghanaians and this was demonstrated in the recent election in the North East Region. Adding, that a whole cabinet minister with all the resources at her disposal and with all the powers was kicked out, whiles another Minister also in charge of the North East Region has also been crushed in the Bunkurugu constituency. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Saeed Jafar Tarimbiya Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications
President Akufo Addo receives congratulatory messages as opposition battles with EC
The Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost the 2020 general election, according to the official result declared by Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Madam Jane Mensah. Despite the official results declared, the NDC and its flag bearer John Dramani Mahama said, they will not accept the result, because the result does not tally with what they collated across the 16 regions of the Republic of Ghana. Since after the result declaration, supporters of the opposition John Dramani Mahama and NDC have been captured in most of the regions protesting in a different dimension, some were seen block roads and burning tyres, some were captured making a violent pronouncement of how they would kill people that blocked their ways as they protest and demand for justice from the Electoral Commission. However, despite all these hullabaloos across the country, leaders and other heads of states across the African continents, have been pouring their congratulatory messages to the President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who according to the EC emerged victorious by polling 6,730,413 representing 51.595% while his main contender John Mahama of the NDC had 6,214,889 representing 47.366%. President Mahamudu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated President Nana Akufo-Addo following his re-election for a second term in office, ODM leader Raila Odinga, and the newly elected U.S President Joe Biden have all extended their congratulatory messages. Below are some of the congratulatory messages captured on social media handles of these personalities by Apexnewsgh.com. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications
Full Script: Mahama’s positions on 2020 polls results
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen; Fellow Ghanaians; My Brothers and Sisters; Allow me to begin by expressing my deepest gratitude to you for your tremendous support— which you expressed overwhelmingly and convincingly at the polls. There is no doubt that Ghanaians from every region of this great nation voted for change—and we did so in both the Presidential and the Parliamentary elections. I am a staunch believer in the experiment of democracy, the system of governance that allows the ultimate decision-making power to rest in the hands of you, the good people of Ghana. We, the people who, with an eye toward to future we would like for our dear country, elect representatives to go forward and realize that vision. Government serves at the choice, direction, and pleasure of the people of this great nation. And I have had the honor and privilege to serve my country in all levels of government. When, in 2016, at the end of my first full term as President I ran for re-election as an incumbent candidate, I respected the will of the people. I conceded, stepped aside, and set in motion a peaceful transfer of power—because I understood that it was the will of the people. And if we are to progress as a nation, if we are to live up to the inheritance of our history, one for which people have paid the ultimate price—that sacred verdict of the people must be respected. It must be protected. It has been my pledge throughout my time of service as a representative to the good people of Ghana to do exactly that. And that it why I stand before you tonight unwilling to accept the fictionalized results of a flawed election. My Brothers and Sisters, it is important to remember that the government that is in power controls all of the state resources and oversees all of the state’s institutions. The line he treads between his loyalty to the power that is held by the people, and by his own desire to hold on to power, can be a thin one indeed. We went into the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections with assurances from the Electoral Commission and the relevant state actors that it would be conducted in an atmosphere free from fear, and that it would be fair, transparent, and credible. Unfortunately, that has not been the case. What we witnessed across the country from Monday December 7, 2020 exposed a deliberate plan to manipulate and predetermine the results of the election in favour of the incumbent candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, who, as so happens, controls all of the state resources and oversees the state’s institutions. Despite all of the ruling party’s inducements, use of monetary enticements, and other such schemes on a scale never before seen in this country, the good people of this country understood what was at stake, and it was clear, as the result of the votes that were legally cast that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won the Presidential and Parliamentary elections. No amount of trickery, sleight of hand, or obfuscation will erase that reality. I am extremely proud of our parliamentary candidates who have earned for themselves the title of “giant elephant killers.” We went into the Parliamentary election with a deficit of 63 seats. We made up for our 2016 losses and we are now set to become the majority in Parliament. This historic feat after one term demonstrates the strength of our great party, and the strength of the mandate given to us by the good people of Ghana to lead. In respect of the Presidential elections: the facts and figures available to the us from pink sheets and other evidence that has unfolded across the country, indicate that numerous steps have been taken to manipulate the results of the election in favour of the incumbent President. This calls into question the credibility of one of our most important institutional pillars of democracy—the Electoral Commission. It is now obvious to many objective minds that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has been used to manipulate results from the various constituencies and in that process seek to subvert the sovereign will of the Ghana People. My Brothers and Sisters, one matter requires special mention. The use of the military in this election is unprecedented. Armed forces featured heavily as an intimidating measure to reverse election results, and they continue to be used in the same intimidating role to insist on recounts in areas in which the incumbent has lost whilst arm-twisting election officers during these supposed recounts. We will not accept anything short of a declaration of the legitimate results, which point to an NDC Parliamentary Majority. My Brothers and Sisters, advisedly, since the inception of the Fourth Republic, final election results have always been declared within 72 hours to allow for a thorough and diligent collation. Surprisingly, this Electoral Commission Chairperson announced, quite suspiciously and for reasons known to her, a hurried 24-hour deadline, which as we all know could not, and would not, be met. The Chairperson of the EC, in less than 24 hours after her declaration, has admitted that she has made unacceptable errors, which go to the heart of the entire electoral process and cast deep doubt on the credibility of the announced outcome. The Electoral Commission of Ghana has never brought its credibility to this historic low at such a crucial moment of election result declaration. In fact, the litany of irregularities and blatant attempts at rigging for a candidate is obvious and most embarrassing. Ghana has come too far in our democracy, in our transparency, and in our well-earned international reputation for free and fair and nonviolent elections, to find ourselves here, where we are with this election. As has been announced by our party, the National Democratic Congress: We are unable to accept the outcome of the election as declared by the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Mrs. Jean Mensah. Those results are flawed and discredited. When it comes to the parliamentary elections, the NDC has a working majority of one hundred and forty
We Reject The Presidential Result Without Any Reservation- Minority Leader
The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South Mr. Haruna Iddrisu said as a party, they have had extensive consultations and detailed analysis of the outcome of the elections as announced by Madam Jane Mensah, the Electoral Commission Chairperson. Engaging the media in a press conference at the party headquarters on Wednesday, December 9, after the EC declaration of Akufo Addo as the elected President of the 2020 general election, Haruna Iddrisu, said the NDC has “overwhelming” evidence that proves that the party’s candidate, John Dramani Mahama won the election. However, said the party rejects the presidential result without any reservation. “We have come to only one irresistible conclusion, that it is a flawed discredited election and therefore we reject the presidential result without any reservation,” he said. Meanwhile, the Minority Leader, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu has retained the Tamale South seat for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after securing 69, 223 votes to beat Yakubu Yussif of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications
NPP to go to court over results of some five constituencies
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has served notice that it will go to court over the results of the parliamentary elections in five different constituencies. The General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu made this revelation while speaking to the media from the residence of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, December 9. He, however, did not mention the names of the constituencies they have issues with for which they want to go to court. He noted that the NPP has annexed 137 parliamentary seats in the elections and confident of getting a majority in Parliament. Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission (EC) is yet to announce the official results of the December 7, 2020 elections. 3News Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications
UER: Fuseini Adongo isn’t my co-equal, Cletus Avoka brags as he won massively
A man who is mostly described by his main opposition contender in Zebilla Constituency has floored the Deputy Upper East Regional Minister, Frank Fuseini Adongo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) with a tremendous margin in Monday’s parliamentary elections. Apexnewsgh.com can report that the long-serving former Member of Parliament Mr. Avoka got 33,616 votes while the Deputy Upper East Regional Mr. Adongo got only a little of about 15,997. Engaging the victorious former Minister Cletus Avoka, he told Apexnewsgh.com that his failure for not winning the 2016 election was as a result of some misunderstanding in the party, adding that, if not because of that his contender Mr. Adongo isn’t a co-equal to him when it comes to development and track records in the Zebilla Constituency. Meanwhile, the Convention People’s Party (CPP) candidate, Benjamin Anafo, got 842, and Karim Mahamadu Aduku of the National Democratic Party (NDP) got a total vote of 174. However, In the presidential polls, NPP candidate Akufo-Addo received 15,256, John Dramani Mahama of the opposition NDC got 33,679; GUM 298; CPP 188; GFP 37; PPP 17; NDP 54; IND 68; PNC 131; APC 70 and LPG also got 88 votes. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications
UER: Clement Apak wins Builsa South after criticism of Commissioning a Urinary block
Apexnewsgh.com can confidently confirm that, Certified Result from Builsa South Constituency gave the National Democratic Congress (NDC) the victory in that particular constituency. Clement Apak retained his seat after criticism of commissioning a Urinary block. Parliamentary Elections Results Summary 57 out of 57 polling stations plus Special Votes counted in the Builsa South Constituency NPP = 5674 NDC = 7451 PNC = 2931 Total Valid Ballots = 16,056 Total Rejected = 526 Total Votes Cast = 16,582 Presidential Elections Results Summary 57 out of 57 polling stations plus Special Votes counted in the Builsa South Constituency NPP = 5052 NDC = 9687 GUM = 126 CPP = 36 GFP = 23 GCPP = 18 APC = 38 LPG = 58 PNC = 586 PPP = 12 NDP = 12 IND = 29 Total Valid Ballots = 15,677 Total Rejected = 928 Total Votes Cast = 16,605 Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications
Deputy Attorney General first to cast his ballot at Kpikpira SHS
The Deputy Attorney General Lawyer Joseph Kpemka was the first person to cast his ballot in his polling station Kpikpira SHS, as he called on the people of Tempane Constituency to exercise their franchise cordially and peacefully. Speaking to Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen of Apexnewsgh.com after casting his ballot, Lawyer Kpemka said the election isn’t a do or die affair. He sees the contest between him and her contender as a family contest, but noted that one person among them must emerge victorious after the declarations by the Electoral Commission (EC) He believes the people of Tempane Constituency will not let him and the NPP down after the massive projects and development he had brought within the 4 years they offered him in 2016. However, Lawyer Kpemka was bold and frank to say, that whoever win between him and her contender is a victory for the people of Tempane and victory for Ghana, because the person would have won to the glory of God. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications