I won’t reject result if Mahama wins Dec. 7 election with ‘flawed’ voters register – Sammy Gyamfi
The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that if the Electoral Commission (EC) fails to allow a forensic audit of the voters’ register, which the party deems flawed, and John Mahama wins the December 7 presidential election, he would not reject the results.
The NDC has raised concerns about the credibility of the voters’ register ahead of the upcoming December 7 elections.
The party’s Director of Elections and I.T., Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, claimed in a Facebook post that the current register is “unfit for purpose” and calls for a forensic audit or thorough parliamentary investigation to address what he describes as “incurably defective” anomalies.
He said the NDC’s diligence and scrutiny during the exhibition exercise have revealed several issues with the register that, if not resolved, could jeopardise the credibility of the 2024 elections.
“The register compiled by the EC is unfit for purpose. Without a forensic audit or thorough parliamentary investigation of the EC’s voter register, the register will remain incurably defective,” he stated.
“Forget about adjudication! It’s obvious the register has deliberately been tampered with!”
The NDC, on September 23, 2024, met with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), labor unions, and religious leaders to push for a forensic audit of Ghana’s voter register after it presented its case on the need for the forensic audit of the voter register and the EC’s IT system.”
Following the NDC’s persistent demands, the party’s National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, in an interview on Asempa FM was asked the following questions:
“After this advocacy and what you are requesting is turned down by the EC, and we go into the elections with this, in your own words, ‘flawed’ voter register and John Mahama wins the elections, would you reject the results?
Sammy Gyamfi responded, “Why will I reject the results? Then the host retorted, “Based on the flawed voter register, as you said.”
Sammy Gyamfi responded: “What are you talking about?” he asked, and the host chipped in, “Are you not the one who claimed the voter register is flawed?” he asked.
Then Sammy Gyamfi replied, “Master, what you are saying is neither here nor there.”
The host asked again, “You said the voter register is flawed, and I am asking you if the corrections are not made and we vote with this register and Mahama wins, are you rejecting the results?
Sammy Gyamfi responded, “I will not reject the results, but I will not be happy with the elections.”