“The Stolen Election”

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Alugu 13 years ago

Whoever the writer of this article is seems to be making mockery of himself. He started as an NPP sympthizer, then tried to be neutral and then in the last paragraphs he became totally an NPP follower. How could he compare th ...
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Whoever the writer of this article is seems to be making mockery of himself. He started as an NPP sympthizer, then tried to be neutral and then in the last paragraphs he became totally an NPP follower. How could he compare the U.S. election to ours when we don't have an electoral college? NDC won the presidency and majority seats in parliament. I think EC has been vested with the power to conduct elections. I don't think the S.C. is going to overlook all the constitution has aksed of the EC and say they are at fault. If EC agrees that people can vote without verification, that will be accepted by the courts. All parties have representatives or are supposed to have them at all polling stations. The S.C would not brush aside these poeples responsibilities and actions binding on the parties.
hamid 13 years ago

BAWUMIA's NPP really did this in 2008. they can't wait to let it repeat. that's the power of incumbency. pray that u don't stay home for 2 terms. "as3m k3se na eb3 to wo". NDC, moane ate. saa. NDC ALL THE WAY.

BAWUMIA's NPP really did this in 2008. they can't wait to let it repeat. that's the power of incumbency. pray that u don't stay home for 2 terms. "as3m k3se na eb3 to wo". NDC, moane ate. saa. NDC ALL THE WAY.
UNMISGUIDED AFRICAN 13 years ago

For 4 previous electios,Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has successfully led the EC
in choosing our presidents.He is an expert in his field and a very qualified Social Scientist.

I believe him when he says the petition brought befor ...
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For 4 previous electios,Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has successfully led the EC
in choosing our presidents.He is an expert in his field and a very qualified Social Scientist.

I believe him when he says the petition brought before the SC by the NPP is without merit.

The demise of President MIlls(the most Honest leader next to Dr.Kwame Nkrumah)brought in a game-changer.

I wrote then,and I still believe to this day that the emergence of young Dramani was going to cause a big trouble for Nana.I was thinking outside the box prior to Dec.7.

Personally,I felt since Limann was overthrown so abruptly and our Northern brothers were always cherry picked to be vice presidents for 4 previous presidents,it seemed only fair to rotate the throne to the North,for a change....since the North also has highly qualified people.

As fate would have it,young Dramani's horse won the race.

NOw about the petition:

To say that the Ashanti region was the only region that ran a clean campaign(as the NPP would have us believe)and the rest of the regions (that they lost)rigged the counts is
simply hard to chew.

The NPP seem to be focussing solely on what happened on Dec.7 without delving into some of the precipitating factors:Why Nana lost.

Ghanaians don't forget things that easily.On Nana's watch...as our Attorney General,a container load full of cocain went missing from the nation's CID Headquarters.To me that was a national disgrace...and those of us who know how to read,later read this same Nana was pleading high and low to get Amoateng out of an American jail to finish the rest of his term in Ghana...under house arrest.Internationally,this doesn't speak well of us.

More importantly,shortly after President Mills was sworn into office,
our FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICES WERE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES.Whether this was alson or an accident was left to speculations.The word on the street had it that the NPP-Kuffour gov't were trying to cover their ass(that the building was a haven for most of their fiticious-dubious activities)To this day,nobody knows what actually
happened.Only in Ghana,my friends!!!

All this left a bad taste in the mouths of voters.

To drag the nation to court and call it a sound democratic process-exercise
is not how I see it.

Personally,I say that Democracy has it's frustrations.
Im nana-yaw
your-brother-in the-struggle
MR. FIGURE- OUT 13 years ago

.."Winston Churchill in his 1947 speech said “democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” It is the only form of government where the wise and the fool h ...
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.."Winston Churchill in his 1947 speech said “democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” It is the only form of government where the wise and the fool have equal votes. So that when we have more ‘fools’ in a country then we elect a ‘stupid’ president."
To Allah Be The Glory Indeed! Thanks Alhassan Hadi. May the good teachings of the holy prophet Mohammed, Si allah lahu lahu aslam, guide you for the rest of your life.
Joe 13 years ago

One important ingredient the NPP are ignoring is the issue of protest. Their case ought to be based on numerous protest forms filled at the polling stations by their accredeited agents,after detecting "massive" irregularities ...
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One important ingredient the NPP are ignoring is the issue of protest. Their case ought to be based on numerous protest forms filled at the polling stations by their accredeited agents,after detecting "massive" irregularities, compelling the presiding officers to take action one way or the other at that material time. They have collectively and woefully failed to discharge this requirement.

The million dollar question is "WHY WERE OBJECTIONS NOT RAISED AT THE POLLING STATIONS BY THE LAID DOWN PROCEDURE? This question would be posed by the EC.
The Northern Patriot 13 years ago

If Bawumia actually said that the clean up exercise was meant to reduce the numbers, then I feel sorry for his PhD lecturers and supervisors.

To clean up a document means to ensure that everything that should be in it are ...
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If Bawumia actually said that the clean up exercise was meant to reduce the numbers, then I feel sorry for his PhD lecturers and supervisors.

To clean up a document means to ensure that everything that should be in it are included and everything that should not be in it are excluded. The net result of a clean up exercise is either an increase or decrease in the final result which is then the correct figure.

Bawumia is pathetic. Just because of the hunger for power he is happy to say something that silly. Even a Level 100 economics student would not make such a fundamental mistake. But is it any wonder that Bawumia is prepared to close his ears to how his Ashanti-comrades in NPP are insulting northerners as cattle herders and people with cracked feet! Anyone prepared to swallow theses insults and dine with those insulting his people is not worth anything on earth. People are prepared to fight to death for their people's honour.
OBURONIBA FITAFITA 13 years ago

"To clean up a document means to ensure that everything that should be in it are included and everything that should not be in it are excluded. The net result of a clean up exercise is either an increase or decrease in the fi ...
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"To clean up a document means to ensure that everything that should be in it are included and everything that should not be in it are excluded. The net result of a clean up exercise is either an increase or decrease in the final result which is then the correct figure"

That is a summation usually reserved for those whose minds are small. It is unfortunate that you confuse tampering from cleaning.
Tampering creates resources for addition or subtraction : cleaning either reduces or when not properly done, retains the originality. Where on earth did you attend your school ?

First Dr Bawumiah as a candidate is neither pathetic nor champion of a silly cause. His argument is soundly based upon findings. His findings are addressable concerns of our democratic experiment ,left to the courts as arbiters. What is wrong with it.

We must summon our intellectual spirits to refine our sentiments particularly at times so demanding as now to lay strong foundation for posterity. Very often we endager our opportunities to address important issues only by surrendering our abilities to the most vociferous of name calling. It does us little credit.
Ataa Ayi 13 years ago

You are right bro.

You are right bro.
S.Dikaini 13 years ago

The caption stollen election doesnot fit the discription of the just ended election 2012.It was one of the best elections so far in Ghana.We all agree on one thing our elections need improvement in logistics and more educati ...
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The caption stollen election doesnot fit the discription of the just ended election 2012.It was one of the best elections so far in Ghana.We all agree on one thing our elections need improvement in logistics and more education.Having said so ,Candidates should know that the will of the people is greater than their own selfish ambition.Look at the cunny way of arithmetics that the NPP based their calculation on,this was done to cause nothing but confusion and choas.It is very important as writers to look beyound party's interest and spill out the beans like it is.Tell the NPp to nurse their wounds and prepare for 2016.Shi kai Nna
Oba Nyansani Baako Pe In Ghana! 13 years ago

I can only agree with you by saying the truth that EC and Mahama agreed to rig 2012 elections at all cost.

But don't tell me that NDC won the election out right.

We have NDC suppotters in UK here who used to say on Pow ...
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I can only agree with you by saying the truth that EC and Mahama agreed to rig 2012 elections at all cost.

But don't tell me that NDC won the election out right.

We have NDC suppotters in UK here who used to say on Power and Amansan Radio all the time that even if all Ghanaians vote for Nana Addo he can never be the President of Ghana.

Why were they saying that for? Simply because they knew what they had already done with EC, Kwadwo Afari Gyan the wicked man in Ghana.

But God is watching Ghanaians and if we are not lucky enough we shall see what will happen. "A word to the wise is enough". God bless Ghana. AMEN!!

loby 13 years ago

you are fucking big fool, when did clean-up lead to increases when no additional registrations were made no where?

you are fucking big fool, when did clean-up lead to increases when no additional registrations were made no where?
Kofi Asaase- Asa----Mantukwa 13 years ago

I like the quote:

"..It is the only form of government where the wise and the fool have equal votes. So that when we have more ‘fools’ in a country then we elect a ‘stupid’ president."

And from the writer:

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I like the quote:

"..It is the only form of government where the wise and the fool have equal votes. So that when we have more ‘fools’ in a country then we elect a ‘stupid’ president."

And from the writer:

" My language may sound too harsh, contemptible and condescending but I believe it is better to vent my anger in writing than to take to arms."
IDRIS PACAS 13 years ago

Shallow-mindedly, he forget how the court in the US ruled to uphold Bush's victory. Al Gore was the LOSER and not the LOOSER. Whether NPP has gone to court or not, the Electoral Commission would have improved upon the electo ...
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Shallow-mindedly, he forget how the court in the US ruled to uphold Bush's victory. Al Gore was the LOSER and not the LOOSER. Whether NPP has gone to court or not, the Electoral Commission would have improved upon the electoral system that NPP imposed on it. What do you, Bawumia and NPP mean by voting without verification? Do you think that registered voters should have been asked to go home simply because of technological failure when their identity could be established by other means approved the same EC? Were you not in Ghana when the EC was ordered to register some people lately. Simply refer to the voters register and pinpoint any non-human name. All this indicate how disorganize NPP is. Your name imply you're from the North and if NPP was unhappy because biometric verification machines were working in the North on the 8th Dec., I wonder why you wrote this piece. Anyway it exposes you weakness. Did NPP file or field a petition?
HAWA YAKUBU 13 years ago

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THEY WERE STEALING THE ELECTIONS.NEXT TIME DON,T GO TO SLEEP

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THEY WERE STEALING THE ELECTIONS.NEXT TIME DON,T GO TO SLEEP
kate 13 years ago

The fact that a lot of people were sleeping, according to you, and the stealing of the election was going on, does not make it right so if after waking up; the stealers have been found out should not this be presented to the ...
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The fact that a lot of people were sleeping, according to you, and the stealing of the election was going on, does not make it right so if after waking up; the stealers have been found out should not this be presented to the supreme court so the stealers can be arrested and charged? is this not part of our democracy instead of going into the streets and killing people because the election has been stolen as in Kenya, Zimbabwe and elsewhere?? what do you think?
YAW JOHN - TECHIMAN 13 years ago

NPP DONOT SPEAK THE TRUTH,DECEIVING THEIR OWN SUPPORTERS. I KNOW MORE 5000 CARD BEARING MEMBERS LEAVING THE PARTY FOR BEING DECEIVED IN B/A.

NPP DONOT SPEAK THE TRUTH,DECEIVING THEIR OWN SUPPORTERS. I KNOW MORE 5000 CARD BEARING MEMBERS LEAVING THE PARTY FOR BEING DECEIVED IN B/A.
YEBOAH POMKOR- KUMASI 13 years ago

NPP ARE INDIRECTLY TELLING GHANAIANS THAT THEIR AGENT ARE STUPID THAT IS WHY IN THEIR PRESENCE NDC STOLE THE ELECTION.

NPP ARE INDIRECTLY TELLING GHANAIANS THAT THEIR AGENT ARE STUPID THAT IS WHY IN THEIR PRESENCE NDC STOLE THE ELECTION.
ADAMA 13 years ago

NDC IS A CURSE PARTY

NDC IS A CURSE PARTY
THE CHOSEN ONE 13 years ago

WHERE IS THIS MAN COMING FROM?WHERE WE'RE YOU DURING THE ELECTIONS?YOU SEEMS TO BE DRANK FROM THAT MATE MEHO FOUNTAIN OF CONFUTION,YOU THINK YOU GEUES YOU ARE NOT SURE YOU DON'T KNOW YOU CAN'T REMEMBER THAT KIND OF THING.WE ...
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WHERE IS THIS MAN COMING FROM?WHERE WE'RE YOU DURING THE ELECTIONS?YOU SEEMS TO BE DRANK FROM THAT MATE MEHO FOUNTAIN OF CONFUTION,YOU THINK YOU GEUES YOU ARE NOT SURE YOU DON'T KNOW YOU CAN'T REMEMBER THAT KIND OF THING.WE HAVE GONE PAST THOSE THINGS.IF YOU NOT SUREMOF WHAT TO SAY DON'T SAY IT.
anayomi 13 years ago

MAHAMA CANT LEAD OUR COUNTRY WITH SUCH A HUGH CLOUD OF FRAUD OVER HIS HEAD ITS TIME TO COME CLEAN WITH THE PEOPLE WE CANT EFFORT ILLIGITIMIT LEADER RIGHT NOW RAWLINGS DAYS ARE OVER PLEASE

MAHAMA CANT LEAD OUR COUNTRY WITH SUCH A HUGH CLOUD OF FRAUD OVER HIS HEAD ITS TIME TO COME CLEAN WITH THE PEOPLE WE CANT EFFORT ILLIGITIMIT LEADER RIGHT NOW RAWLINGS DAYS ARE OVER PLEASE

KWAKU MENSAH AZAY 13 years ago

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HERE.YOU BETTER SUPPORT YOUR NPP IN COUTR AND STOP WRITING TO POLLUTE PEOPLES MIND.DON'T PRETEND TO BE NEUTRAL HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HERE.YOU BETTER SUPPORT YOUR NPP IN COUTR AND STOP WRITING TO POLLUTE PEOPLES MIND.DON'T PRETEND TO BE NEUTRAL HERE.
mRNA + tRNA 13 years ago

Are you really educated or just another NPPian mole?

Are you really educated or just another NPPian mole?
pachiko 13 years ago

This is what democracy is all about. That is his opinion and if you disagree, you make your point. Alhassan formed his opinion and analise it very well, something you could not do, talking about his educational standard. Whet ...
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This is what democracy is all about. That is his opinion and if you disagree, you make your point. Alhassan formed his opinion and analise it very well, something you could not do, talking about his educational standard. Whether he is NPP, NDC or whatever he belongs, that is his opinion and that is what democracy is all about. I wonder if you will be able to form your opinion and analise it on the internet
JOSEPH GANYOBI 13 years ago

ASHANTIS ARE DREAMERS THEY EAT MONKEY.NOBODY LIKES THEM IN GHANA THEY SHOULD LEAVE US ALONE AND HAVE THEIR OWN COUNTRY AND NAME IT BANANA REPUBLIC OF ASHANTI AKYEM...ASHANTIS EAT MONKEY.

ASHANTIS ARE DREAMERS THEY EAT MONKEY.NOBODY LIKES THEM IN GHANA THEY SHOULD LEAVE US ALONE AND HAVE THEIR OWN COUNTRY AND NAME IT BANANA REPUBLIC OF ASHANTI AKYEM...ASHANTIS EAT MONKEY.
Kwasi Asante, Providence,RI USA 13 years ago

Needless to say that so many Ghanaians are so ignorant that they are afraid to face and or hear the truth. Without truth nothing right could be achieved. Because if, I repeat, "IF" it is true that the elections results was ri ...
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Needless to say that so many Ghanaians are so ignorant that they are afraid to face and or hear the truth. Without truth nothing right could be achieved. Because if, I repeat, "IF" it is true that the elections results was rigged, it would be a situation of hiring an incompetent teacher to teach a class. The teacher would dress up each morning to class, but would not be able to teach the class to advance.
Elections was technically stolen for Bush Jr. in the United States, what happened to America with the wrong President? Unnecessary wars,resulting thousands of lives lost, thousands of people incapacitated, millions of jobs were lost and America suffered greatly under the wrong President.
I am deeply concerned that some people proclaim to love their country, yet for the sake of personal greed and ignorance, allow the nation they claim to love suffer. It amazes me.
The Supreme court of Ghana should do the right thing for the better good of Ghana. "IF" election results were rigged, then the Supreme court should indite those who orchestrated the fraudulent and incarcerate those involved.
The practice of rigged elections, in fact "IF" proven to be true could evoke our nation into war. People should stop being foolish. If there's truth in it, let the truth be told.
OMAN BA PA. 13 years ago

I PRAY GOD GIVE U SOME SENSE.WHERE WERE U WHEN BRAINS WAS BEING GIVEN TO MAN?SOMETYMES I WONDER HOW PEOPLE CAN JUST OPEN THEIR STINKY MOUTH AND UTTER SUCH NONSENSE.
SORRY TO SAY THIS;BUT U ARE SEMING TO ME LIKE A BIS FOOL!!! ...
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I PRAY GOD GIVE U SOME SENSE.WHERE WERE U WHEN BRAINS WAS BEING GIVEN TO MAN?SOMETYMES I WONDER HOW PEOPLE CAN JUST OPEN THEIR STINKY MOUTH AND UTTER SUCH NONSENSE.
SORRY TO SAY THIS;BUT U ARE SEMING TO ME LIKE A BIS FOOL!!!!EDUCATED GA'S DONT SPEAK LIKE THIS.I THINK U ARE ONE OF THE INSHOONA GUYS WHO WENT FISHING WHILES THE REST OF US WERE GOING TO SCHOOL!!!
AM ASHAMED-U ARE A GA.
SHAME UNTO U FOR SUCH A STUPID COMMENT.
JOSEPH GANYOBI 13 years ago

YES I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL BEFORE..I AM A FISHERMAM....BUT I KNOW THAT ASHANTIS EAT MONKEY AND THEY ARE IGNORANT ..AND THEY SMELL LIKE MONKEY...I AM FROM THE NSHORNAAAAA...

YES I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL BEFORE..I AM A FISHERMAM....BUT I KNOW THAT ASHANTIS EAT MONKEY AND THEY ARE IGNORANT ..AND THEY SMELL LIKE MONKEY...I AM FROM THE NSHORNAAAAA...
blackboy 13 years ago

bloody bigot. Unnecessary and certainly far from right and exposes your psyche and was makes you. nothing much and a coward too that is what bravado on platforms is all about. Pouring insults because you know no one knows you ...
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bloody bigot. Unnecessary and certainly far from right and exposes your psyche and was makes you. nothing much and a coward too that is what bravado on platforms is all about. Pouring insults because you know no one knows you.
kofi ohemeng 13 years ago

good one there,
i like the article.
thanks for it.

good one there,
i like the article.
thanks for it.
Nana Tutugyagu-USA 13 years ago

Great piece of work! I really enjoyed reading the article and I thank u for using the right kinds of words. the words are not harsh enough to me, by looking at the hardship majority of Ghanaian's going through. but yet, voted ...
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Great piece of work! I really enjoyed reading the article and I thank u for using the right kinds of words. the words are not harsh enough to me, by looking at the hardship majority of Ghanaian's going through. but yet, voted for the incompetent and corrupt NDC gov who will do nothing to help the dire situation.
We all witness the tremendous development and good polices that took place during the just 8 yrs of NPP gov . oil discovery, bui dam project, national health insurance, face lift of the cedi,school feeding program to help poor school children, banks chasing people to give them loans because of booming economy, mass transit bus to ease transportation problems in major cities, our national team show up at the world cup for the first time, and many more other good polices that did not happened by chance but put in place by competent men to impact the lives of ordinary Ghanaian's which i can't name all. so to me you said it right,
"when we have more ‘fools’ in a country then we elect a ‘stupid’ president".

dennis awah 13 years ago

it is amazing but i now believe Nana Addo was right , ghanianas do need free shs, especially NPP supporters and party members cos truth be told they write poor articles and even worse comments. The assertion by the NPP not t ...
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it is amazing but i now believe Nana Addo was right , ghanianas do need free shs, especially NPP supporters and party members cos truth be told they write poor articles and even worse comments. The assertion by the NPP not to accept the election results that did not go their way was based on the same principle of "fools vote for a stupid president" , NPP believes majority ghanians are fools that is why the writer and his supporters are making reference to this. but here is one surprise for you all, the bigger fools are the NPP and their party followers, they have the most "stupid" candidate but no matter how foolish ghanaians are we are not foolish enough to vote for the complete idiot Nana Addo, that is beneath us, that is for the most complete fools -stand up and clap for yourselfs NPP cos not even the most complete idiot could fool the fools of Ghana. what a shame.
Kofi Asaase- Asa----Mantukwa 13 years ago

You are wrong! Yours is a
misconception:

What about if the other side of the quotation holds, and that is;

In a country where the 'wise' are more than the 'fool' we elect a wise president.

What the author of the art ...
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You are wrong! Yours is a
misconception:

What about if the other side of the quotation holds, and that is;

In a country where the 'wise' are more than the 'fool' we elect a wise president.

What the author of the article is saying is that, we should leave the decision to The Supreme Court to decide whether or not the 'fool' was more than the 'wise' and its consequence of a foolish or a wise president elected.
GOAHEAD 13 years ago

NPP ARE SORE LOSERS.

NPP ARE SORE LOSERS.
Mike Kassio 13 years ago

Who is this foolish Muslim?. Useless piece of writing!

Who is this foolish Muslim?. Useless piece of writing!
Pedu Nelson 13 years ago

YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD

YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD
K.K 13 years ago

WHETHER ELCTION IS STOLEN OR NOT, WE THE PEOPLE OF gHANA HAVE SPOKEN CLEARLYAND LOUDLY THAT MAHAMA MUST LEAD GHANA NOT AKUFO, A VERY FLAWED CHRACTER. THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD TRANSCEDENT MAHAMA HAS BEEN SELECTED 8 OUT OF 10 REGIO ...
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WHETHER ELCTION IS STOLEN OR NOT, WE THE PEOPLE OF gHANA HAVE SPOKEN CLEARLYAND LOUDLY THAT MAHAMA MUST LEAD GHANA NOT AKUFO, A VERY FLAWED CHRACTER. THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD TRANSCEDENT MAHAMA HAS BEEN SELECTED 8 OUT OF 10 REGIONS TO BE OUR RIGHTFUL AND BEST POSSIBLE OPTION.
K.K 13 years ago

WHETHER ELCTION IS STOLEN OR NOT, WE THE PEOPLE OF GHANA HAVE SPOKEN CLEARLYAND LOUDLY THAT MAHAMA MUST LEAD GHANA NOT AKUFO, A VERY FLAWED CHRACTER. THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD TRANSCEDENT MAHAMA HAS BEEN SELECTED 8 OUT OF 10 REGIO ...
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WHETHER ELCTION IS STOLEN OR NOT, WE THE PEOPLE OF GHANA HAVE SPOKEN CLEARLYAND LOUDLY THAT MAHAMA MUST LEAD GHANA NOT AKUFO, A VERY FLAWED CHRACTER. THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD TRANSCEDENT MAHAMA HAS BEEN SELECTED 8 OUT OF 10 REGIONS TO BE OUR RIGHTFUL AND BEST POSSIBLE OPTION.
George 13 years ago

JA K4 moved from the foolish stolen verdict to win election in Ghana. An indication that complains will not win election in Ghana. What matters is hard work and knowing what the people want to hear. Poor and bad utterances ca ...
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JA K4 moved from the foolish stolen verdict to win election in Ghana. An indication that complains will not win election in Ghana. What matters is hard work and knowing what the people want to hear. Poor and bad utterances cannot win election. In the same vein, staying in big towns and neglecting smaller communities in the campaign was laziness and could not help to win an election. Perhaps, the biggest error is the failure to recognise that voters also reason. For instance, how could one think that Mills and JM were one and the same person?
Listowell Lawson 13 years ago

Just listen to this: "Rather than condemning the plaintiffs, we should instead encourage them to come up with more findings". My question is: Who is preventing, condemning or discouraging who from going ahead to find non-exis ...
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Just listen to this: "Rather than condemning the plaintiffs, we should instead encourage them to come up with more findings". My question is: Who is preventing, condemning or discouraging who from going ahead to find non-existent evidence?
By the way, which polling stations are they refering to? These are Useless arguements.
Joe 13 years ago

You are 100% correct. Which polling stations are they referring to? Why did they not fill protest forms as is required at those stations? What were their agents doing?

You are 100% correct. Which polling stations are they referring to? Why did they not fill protest forms as is required at those stations? What were their agents doing?
FR ANK 13 years ago

Please,leave Allah in your quest to get power through the backdoor.What has Allah got to do with the arrogance of the NPP?What has Allah got to do with the violence and misbehavior of the followers of the NPP? Allah is a peac ...
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Please,leave Allah in your quest to get power through the backdoor.What has Allah got to do with the arrogance of the NPP?What has Allah got to do with the violence and misbehavior of the followers of the NPP? Allah is a peace-maker and does not support the post-electoral violence and beating of war drums by the NPP.Why don't you accept the results as the will of ALLAH?
maame 13 years ago

massa u don't even understand what the whole issue is about so shut up!!! nowhere in the petition was it stated that total votes casted exceeded total voters on the register! total rubbish!!!

massa u don't even understand what the whole issue is about so shut up!!! nowhere in the petition was it stated that total votes casted exceeded total voters on the register! total rubbish!!!
OBURONIBA FITAFITA 13 years ago

THE PETITION :
1. The Petitioners are all Ghanaian citizens by birth and members of the New
Patriotic Party (NPP), a political party duly registered under the laws of the Republic
of Ghana. The 1st Petitioner was the pre ...
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THE PETITION :
1. The Petitioners are all Ghanaian citizens by birth and members of the New
Patriotic Party (NPP), a political party duly registered under the laws of the Republic
of Ghana. The 1st Petitioner was the presidential candidate of the NPP in the December
2012 elections; the 2nd Petitioner was the running mate of the 1st Petitioner in the
December 2012 presidential election; and the 3rd Petitioner is the National Chairman
of the NPP.
2. The 1st Respondent was the presidential candidate of the National Democratic
Congress (NDC) in the December 2012 presidential election and was the person
declared by 2nd Respondent on 9th December 2012 as having been validly elected as
president of the Republic of Ghana, following the December 2012 presidential election.
3. The 2nd Respondent is the constitutional body established by Article 43 of the
Constitution, 1992, and the provisions of the Electoral Commission Act 1993 (Act 451),
and mandated under Article 45 (c) of the Constitution and section 2 (c) of Act 451 to
conduct and supervise public elections and referenda in the Republic of Ghana, and to
declare the results thereof in accordance with the Constitution and the law.
4. The Petitioners say that at the presidential election held in the Republic of
Ghana on 7th and 8th December 2012 and conducted by the 2nd Respondent, the following
were candidates in the order set out on the presidential election ballot:
(a) John Dramani Mahama
(b) Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey
(c) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
(d) Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom
(e) Akwasi Addai Odike
(f) Hassan Ayariga
(g) Dr. Michael Abu Sakara Forster
(h) Jacob Osei Yeboah
5. Petitioners say that at the conclusion of the election, the 2nd Respondent herein,
acting through its Chairman, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, who was at all material times
the Returning Officer for the December 2012 presidential elections, returned John Dramani
Mahama, the 1st Respondent herein, as having been validly elected president of
the Republic of Ghana.
6. The Petitioners say that thereafter on 11th December 2012, the Declaration of
President-Elect Instrument, 2012 (C. I. 80) was published under the hand of Dr. Kwadwo
Afari-Gyan, the Chairman of the 2nd Respondent.
7. Petitioners say that prior to the December 2012 elections, 2nd Respondent,
with the aim of assuring all stakeholders of the transparency and integrity of the process
by which it received declaration of voting results from the constituencies, invited, on
different occasions, regional executives of registered political parties to the ‘Strong
Room’ of the 2nd Respondent, where such results were received; and it was further
explained to them that all the results would all be received through the faxes installed
in the ‘Strong Room’ directly from its officials from the regions or districts and that
there could be no opportunity for tampering with the results before same were received
in the ‘Strong Room’.
8. Petitioners say, however, that on 8th December 2012, while provisional results
of ballots cast in polling stations were being declared and voting was still underway in
some polling stations, it came to the notice of some members of the public that the
offices of Superlock Technologies Limited (STL), a security installation and Information
Technology (IT) company, was receiving the results of the elections before transmitting
same to 2nd Respondent in its ‘Strong Room’.
9. Petitioners say that a team of NPP leaders, led by Hon. Osafo Maafo, went
into the premises of STL and confronted the officials of the company in the presence
of the media and police officers, whereupon the STL officials said that 2nd Respondent
was their client with whom they had an agreement to provide IT services by, among
others, receiving all results of votes cast and faxed from the regional offices of the 2nd
Respondent before transmitting same to the ‘Strong Room’ of 2nd Respondent. This
encounter, including the said response of the said STL officials, was broadcast live to
the general by the electronic media to the general public.
10. Petitioners say this arrangement of 2nd Respondent with STL was made without
the knowledge of either the Petitioners’ party or the Inter-Party Advisory Committee
(IPAC), to which NPP belongs and where all matters concerning elections were discussed.
This secret arrangement and concealment provided opportunity for tampering
with the results of the elections.
11. Petitioners say that some time before the December 2012 elections, the Chairman
of 2nd Respondent informed Parliament when he appeared before it that 2nd
Respondent had registered some one million (1, 000,000) voters, who had not been
assigned to any polling station, even though the Public Elections (Registration of Voters)
Regulations 2012, (C. I. 72) required that registration of voters shall be carried out
in designated polling stations, known for that purpose as registration centres.
12. Petitioners say that after 2nd Respondent had conducted its biometric registration
exercise, it announced to the general public that the provisional number of voters
registered was a little less than thirteen million (13,000,000) and that after cleaning the
provisional register and verifying same, it would publish the final number of registered
voters. Surprisingly and contrary to legitimate expectation, when 2nd Respondent posted
the final total number of registered voters on its website, the number inexplicably
increased by over one million (1,000,000).
13. The Petitioners say that on or about 26th September 2012, that is some fortytwo
(42) days before the presidential election scheduled for 7th December 2012, the 2nd
Respondent, acting through its Chairman, officially announced the total number of
polling stations to be employed in conducting both the presidential and parliamentary
elections in December 2012 as twenty-six thousand and two (26,002). This was ostensibly
to ensure transparency, fairness and integrity of the December 2012 presidential
and parliamentary elections, and to comply with Regulation 16 of C.I.74., which prohibited
the establishment of a new polling station within forty-two (42) days of an election.
14. The Petitioners further say that the total number of registered voters that 2nd
Respondent furnished Petitioners’ party, the NPP, was fourteen million and thirty-one
thousand, six hundred and eighty (14,031,680). Subsequently, it came to the notice of
the Petitioners that 2nd Respondent had on Sunday, 9th December 2012, declared the
total number of registered voters as 14,158,890. Furthermore, on the same date, 2nd
Respondent posted on its website the total number of registered voters as 14,031,793
showing a clear disparity of 127,097.
15. The Petitioners say that the 2nd Respondent inordinately delayed in furnishing
the Petitioners’ party (NPP) with the final voters’ register until just a few days before
the December 2012 elections, which conduct prevented the NPP from scrutinizing the
said register and thereby contributed substantially in undermining the transparency,
fairness and integrity of the December 2012 elections.
16. Although a common register was compiled for both the presidential and parliamentary
elections, it turned out, from the results declared by the 2nd Respondent,
that the total number of registered voters in respect of the presidential elections exceeded
that of the registered voters for the parliamentary elections by one hundred and twenty-
seven thousand, two hundred and ten (127,210) voters.
17. The Petitioners will contend that the total number of registered voters ought
to be the same for both the presidential and parliamentary elections and further that
there could not lawfully be different total registered voters for the presidential and parliamentary
elections.
18. The Petitioners say that following the completion of the presidential election
on 8th December 2012, the Chairman of the 2nd Respondent, pursuant to Regulation
5(5) of C. I. 75, declared the results of the presidential election to the general public via
radio and television in the evening of 9th December 2012 as follows:
(i) The total number of registered voters was fourteen million one hundred and
fifty-eight thousand eight hundred and ninety (14,158, 890). This number of registered
voters so declared was however in excess of the official total number of registered voters
of fourteen million and thirty-one thousand six hundred and eighty (14,031,680)
which the 2nd Respondent had furnished the NPP between 19th November 2012 and
2nd December 2012 by as much as one hundred and twenty-seven thousand and two
hundred and ten (127,210) votes.
(ii) Total votes declared as cast in favour of the contesting presidential candidates
were as follows:
(a) John Dramani Mahama -- 5, 574, 761. 50.70%
(b) Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey -- 38, 223. 0.35%
(c) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo -- 5, 248, 898. 47.74%
(d) Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom -- 64, 362. 0.59%
(e) Akwasi Addai Odike -- 8, 877. 0.08%
(f) Hassan Ayariga -- 24, 617. 0.22%
(g) Dr. Michael Abu Sakara Forster -- 20, 323. 0.18%
(h) Jacob Osei Yeboah -- 15, 201. 0.14%
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14, 158, 880
19. Petitioners say the invisible sleight of hand, which transmogrified the total
number of registered voters from fourteen million and thirty-one thousand six hundred
and eighty (14,031,680) as provided to the NPP by the 2nd Respondent to fourteen million
one hundred and fifty-eight thousand eight hundred and ninety (14,158,890)
remains completely inexplicable to date.
20. Grounds for Challenging the Validity of the December 2012 Election
Ground 1
There were diverse and flagrant violations of the statutory provisions and regulations
governing the conduct of the December 2012 presidential election which substantially
and materially affected the results of the elections as declared by the 2nd Respondent
on 9th December, 2012.
Particulars
(a) That 2nd Respondent permitted voting to take place in many polling stations
across the country without prior biometric verification by the presiding officers of 2nd
Respondent or their assistants, contrary to Regulation 30 (2) of C. I. 75.
(b) That the voting in polling stations where voting took place without prior biometric
registration were unlawfully taken into account in the declaration of results by
2nd Respondent in the presidential election held on 7th and 8th December 2012.
(c) That by 2nd Respondent’s established procedure, 2nd Respondent conducted
the December 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections at polling stations each of
which was assigned a unique code to avoid confusing one polling station with another
and to provide a mechanism for preventing possible electoral malpractices and irregularities.
(d) That there were, however, widespread instances where different results were
strangely recorded on the declaration forms (otherwise known as the ‘pink sheet’ or
‘blue sheet’) in respect of polling stations bearing the same polling station codes.
(e) That the existence of polling stations of the nature referred to in the preceding
sub-paragraph (d) and the results emanating therefrom were patently illegal.
(f) That there were widespread instances where there were no signatures of the
presiding officers or their assistants on the declarations forms as required under Regulation
36 (2) of C. I. 75. And yet the results on these forms were used in arriving at the
presidential results declared on 9th December 2012 by the Chairman of 2nd Respondent,
thereby rendering the results so declared invalid.
Ground 2
(1) That the election was also vitiated by gross and widespread irregularities
and/or malpractices which fundamentally impugned the validity of the results in four
thousand, seven hundred and nine (4,709) polling stations as declared by 2nd Respondent.
Particulars
(a) That the results as declared and recorded by the 2nd Respondent contained
widespread instances of over-voting in flagrant breach of the fundamental constitutional
principle of universal adult suffrage, to wit, one man one vote.
(b) That there were widespread instances where there were the same serial numbers
on pink sheets with different poll results, when the proper and due procedure established
by 2nd Respondent required that each polling station have a unique serial number
in order to secure the integrity of the polls and will of the lawfully registered voters.
(c) That while the total number of registered voters as published by the 2nd
Respondent and provided to all political parties or candidates for the presidential and
parliamentary election was fourteen million, thirty-one thousand, six and eighty
(14,031,680), when 2nd Respondent announced the results of the presidential election
on 9th December 2012, the total number of registered voters that 2nd Respondent
announced mysteriously metamorphosed to a new and inexplicable figure of fourteen
million, one hundred and fifty-eight thousand, eight hundred and ninety (14,158,890).
This thereby wrongfully and unlawfully increased the total number of registered voters
by the substantial number of one hundred and twenty-seven thousand and ninetyseven
(127, 210).
(d) That there were widespread instances of voting without prior biometric verification;
(e) That there were widespread instances of absence of the signatures of presiding
officers or their assistants on the Declaration Forms known as ‘pink sheet’; and
(f) That there were widespread instances where the words and figures of votes
cast in the elections and as recorded on the ‘pink sheets’ did not match.
Ground 3
That the statutory violations and irregularities and/or malpractices described under
Grounds 1 and 2 herein, which were apparent on the Declaration Forms (‘pink sheets’)
had the direct effect of introducing into the aggregate of valid votes recorded in the
polling stations across the country, a whopping figure of one million, three hundred
and forty-two thousand, eight hundred and forty-five (1,342,845) irregular votes, which
vitiated the validity of the votes cast and had a material and substantial effect on the outcome
of the election, as shown in the table below:
"
"
VIOLATIONS OR IRREGULARITIES NUMBER
OF
VOTES
(1) The aggregate of instances of over voting due to total votes
exceeding ballot papers issued to voters
226,808
(2) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) over voting due to total votes exceeding ballot papers issued
to voters, and
(b) votes cast without biometric verification
154,586
(3) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) over voting due to total votes exceeding ballot papers issued
to voters,
(b) voting without biometric verification, and
(c) same serial numbers on 'pink sheets’ with different results
9,149
(4) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) over voting due to total votes exceeding ballot papers issued
to voters
(b) voting without biometric verification, and
(c) absence of presiding officers’ or assistants’ signatures on
‘pink sheets’
67,721
"
"
9,149
p
67,72
"
"
(5) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) over voting due to total votes exceeding ballot papers issued
to voters,
(b) voting without biometric verification,
(c) absence of presiding officers’ or assistants’ signatures on
‘pink sheet’, and
(d) same serial numbers on 'pink sheets’ with different results
1,396
(6) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) over voting due to total votes exceeding ballot papers issued
to voters,
(b) voting without biometric verification, and
(c) words and figures on ‘pink sheets’ not matching
406
(7) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) over voting due to total votes exceeding ballot papers issued
to voters, and
(b) same serial numbers on 'pink sheets’ with different results
8,355
(8) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) over voting due to total votes exceeding ballot papers issued
to voters,
(b) absence of presiding officers’ or assistants’ signatures on
‘pink sheets’
149,177
(9) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) over voting due to total votes exceeding ballot papers issued
to voters,
(b) absence of presiding officers’ or assistants’ signatures on
‘pink sheets,’ and
(c) same serial numbers on 'pink sheets’ with different results
1,713
"
"
1,396
406
8,
(10) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) over voting due to total votes exceeding ballot papers issued
to voters,
(b) absence of presiding officers’ or assistants’ signatures on
‘pink sheets,’ and
(c) words and figures on ‘pink sheets’ not matching
613
(11) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) instances of over voting due to total votes exceeding ballot
papers issued to voters, and
(b) words and figures on ‘pink sheets’ not matching
1,587
(12) The aggregate of instances of voting without biometric verification 306,498
(13) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) instances of voting without biometric verification, and
(b) same serial numbers on 'pink sheets’ with different results
17,620
(14) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) instances of voting without biometric verification,
(b) absence of presiding officers’ and assistants’ signatures on
‘pink sheets,’
130,458
(15) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) instances of voting without biometric verification,
(b) absence of presiding officers’ or assistants’ signatures on
‘pink sheets,’ and
(c) same serial numbers on 'pink sheets’ with different results
2,397
(16) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) instances of voting without biometric verification,
(b) absence of presiding officers’ or assistants’ signatures on
‘pink sheets,’ and
(c) words and figures on ‘pink sheets’ not matching
358
(17) The aggregate of instances of:
(a) voting without biometric verification, and
(b) words and figures on ‘pink sheets’ not matching
575
(18) The aggregate of instances of:
586
Cont’d on page 8
DAILY GUIDE PAGE 8 Monday, December 31, 2012
21. Petitioners contend that these one million, three hundred and forty-two thousand,
eight hundred and forty-five (1,342,845) have been rendered invalid by reason of
the above violations and irregularities and accordingly ought to be annulled.
22. Petitioners say that upon the annulment of the votes in the four thousand seven
hundred and nine (4,709) polling stations, the following votes ought to be deducted
from the respective votes declared in favour of the presidential candidates:
(1) John Dramani Mahama : 916,409;
(2) Henry Herbert Lartey : 6,413;
(3) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo : 395,784;
(4) Papa Kwesi Nduom : 8,778;
(5) Akwasi Addai Odike : 2,544;
(6) Hassan Ayariga : 5,956;
(7) Michael Abu Sakara Forster : 3,166;
(8) Jacob Osei Yeboah : 3,795
23. Petitioners say when these figures are annulled and deducted from the total
votes declared by the Chairman of 2nd Respondent on 9th December 2012, the results
that ought to be returned are as follows:
24. Petitioners say that in some instances, votes earned by the 1st Petitioner were
unlawfully reduced whilst at the same time, votes of the 1st Respondent were illegally
padded with the sole purpose of procuring the victory of the 1st Respondent in the 2012
December Presidential Elections.
25. When due account is taken of the statutory violations as well as of the gross
and widespread irregularities and malpractices, and the necessary deductions effected
from the votes wrongfully credited to 1st Respondent by the 2nd respondent and the nullification
as required by law of the results declared at the polling stations where these
substantive infractions occurred, 1st Respondent did not obtain the total of more than
fifty per cent (50%) of the valid votes cast as required by Article 63 (3) of the Constitution
in order to become president, and accordingly ought not to have been declared
president.
25. On the contrary, 1st Petitioner herein, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,
received more than fifty per centum (50%) of the valid votes cast and ought in the circumstances
to have been declared the duly and validly elected President of the Republic
of Ghana.
26. Petitioners say that all of the irregularities and electoral malpractices captured
above, were nothing but a deliberate, well-calculated and executed ploy or a contrivance
on the part of the Respondents with the ultimate object of unlawfully assisting the 1st
Respondent to win the 2012 December Presidential Elections.
27. The Petitioners say that in consequence of these statutory violations and infractions
as well as the irregularities and malpractices, the results declared by 2nd Respondent
in favour of 1st Respondent were far in excess of the valid votes cast in his favour,
thereby subverting the sovereign will of the electorate contrary to the preamble of the
Constitution, Article 1 (1) and Articles 42 and 63 (3) of the Constitution, 1992.
28. The Petitioners intend to rely on the following laws and authorities:
(1) The Constitution 1992:
particularly, the preamble, Articles 1(1), 42, 63 (3) & 64.
(2) Statutes
(a) The Presidential Elections Act, 1992, (PNDCL 285).
particularly sections 4 & 5 thereof;
(b) The Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2012 (C.I.
72)
particularly, regulations 2 (4) & (5) thereof;
(c) The Public Elections Regulations, 2012 (C.I. 75), particularly Regulations
5 (5), 16, 30, 32, 36 & 41 thereof; and
(d) The Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2012, (C.I.74), particularly
Rules 68 & 68A.
(3) Decided cases
(a) Mettle Nunoo & Others v. Electoral Commission [2007–2008] 2
SCGLR1250.
(b) Ahumah-Ocansey v. Electoral Commission [2010] SCGLR 575 at 586,
602 to 603, & 614
(c) Tehn Addy v. Electoral Commission [1996 – 97] SCGLR 589
(d) Apaloo v. Electoral Commission [2001] SCGLR, 253.
(e) Tuffuor v. Attorney General [1980.] GLR 637.
(f) The Republic v. High Court, Accra; Ex parte CHRAJ (Dr. Richard
Anane - Interested Party). [2007 – 2008] 2 SCGLR 213.
(g) Buhari v. Obasanjo (2005) 2 NWLR (Pt. 910) 241.
(h) Agagu v. Mimiko (2007) 7 NWLR (Pt. 1140).
(i) Omoboriowo v. Ajasin (1984) SCIMLR1, at 108, 152 – 153.
(j) INEC v. Roy (2005) All FWLR (Pt. 265) 1047.
(k) Fayemi & Anor. v. Oni (2010) LPELR – CA/IL/EPT/GOV/1/10
(l) Obi v. Mbakwe (1984) 1 SCNLR, 192.
(m) Orubu v. National Electoral Commission (1988) 5 NWLR (Pt. 94) 3234
(n) Jalingo v. Nyame (1992) 3 NWLR (Pt. 231) 538.
(o) Abibo v. Tamunu (1999) 4 NWLR (Pt. 559) 334.
(p) Apeola v. Awoade (1999) 9 NWLR (Pt. 617) 30.
(q) Edomkumoh v. Mutu (119) 9 NWLR (Pt. 620 ( 633).
(r) Habib Ullah & Ors. v. Pagel & Anor. (2002) EWCA Civ. 1792 (December
2002).
7B 13 years ago

well said, indeed the stolen governance as well as malice. Thieves NDC CREW... JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL. GOD BLESS GHANA

well said, indeed the stolen governance as well as malice. Thieves NDC CREW... JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL. GOD BLESS GHANA
Alhassan 13 years ago

The stolen verdict indeed! Where were the NPP representatives when the election results were being manipulated to favour president Mahama? With all their threats of death and vigilant? Is the NPP a party to be taken serious? ...
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The stolen verdict indeed! Where were the NPP representatives when the election results were being manipulated to favour president Mahama? With all their threats of death and vigilant? Is the NPP a party to be taken serious? Were they put to sleep by drugs so as to steal the votes for the president? This writer is just a stupid chaff who lacks a human sense with this rubbish. Give us a break to think of this country!
Paul Amuna 13 years ago

Sadly, you appear to have a deem view of what was regarded by both Ghanainan and international observers, the "most fair, free and transparent elections in Ghana since 1992". Even in the US where you appear to be hiding, elec ...
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Sadly, you appear to have a deem view of what was regarded by both Ghanainan and international observers, the "most fair, free and transparent elections in Ghana since 1992". Even in the US where you appear to be hiding, electoral irregularities, admin errors, even ferrying people by buses to go and vote for particular parties, changing electoral boundaries and introducing difficult voting systems that disenfranchise certain constituencies occurred even in the 2012 elections.

Don't you think it is rather disingenuous, hypocritical and rather foolish of you to base your disguised analysis on just one side's complaints? We all agree there might have been errors in the process and even the EC admitted announcing voter register figures in error, but posted the correct number on their website with the accurate percentage voter turn out.

Are you so consumed by the fact that the results did not appear to go your way that you can discredit a process which has been better than most? Frankly I regard you as a disgrace to Ghana if you claim to be Ghanaian. Learn to be objective in your analysis but have respect for the Ghana electoral process which has come a very long and positive way.

Next time, also research elections elsewhere including Europe, Africa, North America and Asia. Then you can pronounce judgment on the validity of what we have. Unlike you, I have every confidence in the future of elections in Ghana unless people like you have anything to do with it!
MR. FIGURE- OUT 13 years ago

We don't have dummies in the USA like the rodents and ruminants of your ilk who care less about the outcome of an election whether the winner use corruption, coercion or materialistic paganism to achieve that feet. Where was ...
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We don't have dummies in the USA like the rodents and ruminants of your ilk who care less about the outcome of an election whether the winner use corruption, coercion or materialistic paganism to achieve that feet. Where was your rented brains when you foolish stated in your comment, and I quote, "Even in the US where you appear to be hiding, electoral irregularities, admin errors, even ferrying people by buses to go and vote for particular parties, changing electoral boundaries and introducing difficult voting systems that disenfranchise certain constituencies occurred even in the 2012 elections."? Nothing of this happen in the US without duly contested for in an authentic court of competent jurisdiction. Go get fats right. There is nothing like forgive and forget here in the United States. Idiot, so it happened in the US and the International observers admitted it free and fair, and that is it even there is hard evidence to prove something went wrong. How do we build a truthful society with strong democracy when we have classless idiots and miseducated miscreants like you being at the forefront of our intellectual discourse to build a strong nation?
blackboy 13 years ago

Oh my word!!!!!!! what was your point Mr Figure it out?

I am afraid it is all lost in your tirade and insults. You have not been fair to Paul. And yes, your insults don't fit. Not this guy. It just does not fit.

My po ...
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Oh my word!!!!!!! what was your point Mr Figure it out?

I am afraid it is all lost in your tirade and insults. You have not been fair to Paul. And yes, your insults don't fit. Not this guy. It just does not fit.

My point exactly Paul.

Your prescription to building a strong nation is to always agree with you. All of us must agree with you, that there was rigging even though we live here, voted, went out and witnessed the counting, watched the drama and huge percentage here think the elections excellent. If we don't then we are dummies rodents idiots etc. That is what you call TRUTH. You are sore. You are angry and that is understandable. But don't debate like that.

Let the SC speak. Meanwhile, hold your peace and don't insult people like that.

I did not see any analysis in the article. I saw a regurgitation of what Alhassan's big bro whom he reveres said. Did you see any analysis?

LOL since when was there no forgive and forget in the USA? Come on. Lets get serious. And Oh there are dummies and rodents where you live. You get starry eyed about the place and think everyone else feels the same. Please just debate.
Adwoa Peadzeyei,NY 13 years ago

That is what reigns supreme on this website,as if there are no adults to train children in this world anymore.You make a responsible contribution and someone vents their frustration on you, as if you stepped on their excrutia ...
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That is what reigns supreme on this website,as if there are no adults to train children in this world anymore.You make a responsible contribution and someone vents their frustration on you, as if you stepped on their excrutiating sore.So depressing.That is the supposed Godfearing people Ghanaians are purported to be.
Kojo Menka, Bremen, Germany 13 years ago

Unfortunately you find it safer to hide behind one side of the story, what research did you do to find out what npp is saying is true or not. EC did not even use blue sheet this election, but the tendered sheet by npp is blue ...
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Unfortunately you find it safer to hide behind one side of the story, what research did you do to find out what npp is saying is true or not. EC did not even use blue sheet this election, but the tendered sheet by npp is blue, and what on earth can we assume that people should waste time and cast their votes after manual verification signifying the person had registered biometrically, only on the election day to find faulty machine in abundance in the ndc strongholds. What if this had been massive in the npp stronghold will they complain?
MR. FIGURE- OUT 13 years ago

The use of the biometrics was to prevent multiple voting and impersonation of which all the parties involved in the election agreed to be the major rule of the 2012 general election, thus the NVNV declaration by Afari-Gyan hi ...
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The use of the biometrics was to prevent multiple voting and impersonation of which all the parties involved in the election agreed to be the major rule of the 2012 general election, thus the NVNV declaration by Afari-Gyan himself. In any case if voting continued on the 8th of December as against the legally stipulated date of the 7th Dec, then what could have prevented the EC to have suspended voting in the areas where the biometric machines were creating problems until the situation rectified? What was the essence of spending several millions of dollars on a project only for it to flop at the crucial time when needed. Afari Gyan would have been fired the next day of the elections for wasting the tax payers money on the biometrics for nothing if it were not Ghana and Africa, by and large.
BOY KOFI 13 years ago

We have already gone to the polls,the electorate have already voted,the Electoral Commissioner has already declared the winner,the legitimate President of Ghana is called Prez Mahama.The general elections have come to pass,it ...
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We have already gone to the polls,the electorate have already voted,the Electoral Commissioner has already declared the winner,the legitimate President of Ghana is called Prez Mahama.The general elections have come to pass,it's all over my friend.The NPP says they have found some irregularities in the counting and some illegal voting.The EC says they should go to court to prove their case.It is now up to the Supreme Court judges to investigate the so called evidence of NPP to determine its merit and credibility.The NPP can never tell the Supreme Court to remove Prez Mahama,the judges have to decide the next step of action so it is totally wrong for NPP leaders to fool their supporters that Nana Addo will be sworn as president later.Let me make it clear here,this will never happen.If Nana Addo wants to be president he should win the polls and be declared by the EC but not a judge in the court.There could be only recounts in all the polling stations and if there is a deliberate fraud dectected favouring only the president then the only logic conclusion will be a run off.Nana Addo could never be declared president in the Supreme Court,I mean never the court will do that.So my friends in the NPP who think that the Supreme Court could remove Prez Mahama and replace Nana Addo are just joking.By the way,if the court also finds out the Nana Addo also benefitted from any form of irregularity or illegality,then the case will simply pass throw the window to the dustbin straight away.Thank you.
KB 13 years ago

I think the writer is one confused individual. In one breath, he argues that more fools vote for a stupid president, implying that NDC won because most Ghanaians are fools.At the sametime he also argues that the elections wer ...
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I think the writer is one confused individual. In one breath, he argues that more fools vote for a stupid president, implying that NDC won because most Ghanaians are fools.At the sametime he also argues that the elections were stolen. So Mr.Writer, which is which, did the NDC win because we are all fools or the elections were stolen. You see, you have exposed your own stupidity by not being consitent and not showing clartity in writing a piece of an article that SHS graduate can write.
Akuffo Addo 13 years ago

This is a trash. Its place is the refuse can.

This is a trash. Its place is the refuse can.
Wiseman 13 years ago

"Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that the decision by the party to challenge the results of the just-ended elections was to ensure an improvement in Ghana's electoral system."

So, it is when it goes against them (N ...
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"Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that the decision by the party to challenge the results of the just-ended elections was to ensure an improvement in Ghana's electoral system."

So, it is when it goes against them (NPP) that they would suddenly realize it is perfect to improve the system. Sounds like something I have head several times before: HYPOCRISY.

Kufuor's win in 2004 was announced by Jake, when everyone knew he didn't win. Now, why didn't they talk about perfecting the system?

Give us a break, will you?
blackboy 13 years ago

If you do not want to see, you would remain blind, if you don't want to think you would remain simple and shallow and if you are not willing to question yourself, everything thing wrong with you seems right.

Among the 620 ...
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If you do not want to see, you would remain blind, if you don't want to think you would remain simple and shallow and if you are not willing to question yourself, everything thing wrong with you seems right.

Among the 620something thousand votes are a huge number of people who are being disenfranchised because a technicality is being evoked to render them null and void. Old men and women in a scourging sun, after several attempts to verify using weather and labour beaten callous fingers at voting, suddenly are told their decision and effort is null.

I have problem when a trick of numbers is being played on me. Sorry. I decided to think. Let us wait for the SC. This article at best is patronizing and does not add anything to the discuss. Why, You are Azindow aren't you? I would keep my thoughts to myself. Arithmetic errors cant be a strange things as the petition clearly shows so.......though. The EC mistakenly picked the wrong number and explained why the totals are different and why it can affect the results. Yet you seem to think it still matters. Hmmmmmmm. haaaba?

It is offensive to say someone is stupid just because he does not agree with you. That is the problem I have with PPP for example.
PRINCE KWASI ADADE 13 years ago

NDC WAS FOUNDED BY COUP MAKERS. IF THEY CAN USURP POWER THROUGH THE BARREL OF THE GUN, THEN OF COURSE, THEY CAN EASILY RIG AN ELECTION. IT IS CLEAR THE GREEDY CORRUPT NDC BASTARDS AND CRIMINAL AFARI GYAN'S EC RIGGED THE ELECT ...
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NDC WAS FOUNDED BY COUP MAKERS. IF THEY CAN USURP POWER THROUGH THE BARREL OF THE GUN, THEN OF COURSE, THEY CAN EASILY RIG AN ELECTION. IT IS CLEAR THE GREEDY CORRUPT NDC BASTARDS AND CRIMINAL AFARI GYAN'S EC RIGGED THE ELECTION, HOWEVER, MANY STUPID GHANAIAN VOTERS WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE EVIL NDC DWARFS. WHEN THE HISTORY IS TOLD, IT WILL BE SAID THAT GHANAIANS WERE OFFERED FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION, IMPROVED UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL HOUSING FOR THE POOR AND AN EGALITARIAN SOCIETY BUT 50% SAID NO THANK YOU. THEY PREFERRED ECONOMIC "WOYOMISATION" , PHANTOM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PHILANDERERS FOR LEADERS, MACHIAVELLIAN DISRESPECTFUL CORRUPT LOUTS AND A VISIONLESS EVIL GOVERNMENT. I AM SO PROUD I VOTED FOR NANA AKUFFO ADDO.
Paul Amuna 13 years ago

I am afraid I am very well informed about the American elections and electoral processes including the FLAWS in it. I am also well versed in elections in Europe and elsewhere. It is you who are ignorant, foolish and an idiot. ...
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I am afraid I am very well informed about the American elections and electoral processes including the FLAWS in it. I am also well versed in elections in Europe and elsewhere. It is you who are ignorant, foolish and an idiot. It appears living in America has only made you worse. Next time check your facts and educate yourself properly before you insult people who are making a serious point. Do you know the trouble many people had to go through just to vote in some counties inn Florida this last election cycle? Why did the president at his victory speech promise to do something about the problems with voting? You are not even educated enough to follow serious debate in that country. Go to school and learn!
MR. FIGURE- OUT 13 years ago

I don't need your stupid education and you are not the one to tell me what happened in Florida since even you dimwits and half-baked educated deranged bigots in the NDC know how to surf the internet for info. I expected you t ...
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I don't need your stupid education and you are not the one to tell me what happened in Florida since even you dimwits and half-baked educated deranged bigots in the NDC know how to surf the internet for info. I expected you to have come up which the specifics as to what actually happened in Florida so that i could give tutorials , or at best, sent you the relevant webpages to educate your silly ass on issue about the Nov 2004 exit polls in Florida, USA.
BOY KOFI 13 years ago

Nana Addo's clever strategy is to keep the NPP flagbearership to himself for the 2016 elections.All these allegations of rigging,fraud,irregularities are well ochestered to make Nana Addo relevant till 2016.NPP,you better wak ...
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Nana Addo's clever strategy is to keep the NPP flagbearership to himself for the 2016 elections.All these allegations of rigging,fraud,irregularities are well ochestered to make Nana Addo relevant till 2016.NPP,you better wake up and rebuild your party now.This Supreme Court case won't take you anywhere.Thank you.
blackboy 13 years ago

Don't respond. he is better and not out for a lively debate. He is going to come after me but he not worth your emotions or mine.
How would he know? We are all faceless on the forum. face to face he would not dare.

Don't respond. he is better and not out for a lively debate. He is going to come after me but he not worth your emotions or mine.
How would he know? We are all faceless on the forum. face to face he would not dare.
Liar Liar Pants on Fire 13 years ago

‘electoral coup D etat.’
The NDC do not want a free SHS. Why would they? Just keep the masses poor and away from any formal education and you will rule the for life.
Well thank God they have met their match.
Akufo-Addo ...
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‘electoral coup D etat.’
The NDC do not want a free SHS. Why would they? Just keep the masses poor and away from any formal education and you will rule the for life.
Well thank God they have met their match.
Akufo-Addo will never allow this ‘electoral coup D etat.’
They will have their day in court.
Liar Liar Pants on Fire 13 years ago

Hopefully there is still justice left in Ghana.

Hopefully there is still justice left in Ghana.
Kadiri A. 13 years ago

Interesting indeed

Interesting indeed
Mojo 13 years ago

sensible comment. Let"s allow the Supreme Court look into the case and decide. God is the only one who knows what went wrong. We have faith in the Lord

sensible comment. Let"s allow the Supreme Court look into the case and decide. God is the only one who knows what went wrong. We have faith in the Lord
Ghanabiya 13 years ago

I think all the figures you have quoted from Dr. Bawumia are allegations and who ever allege must prove it.

In the case of the US elections in 2000, are you aware that irregularities went on in many states and particular ...
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I think all the figures you have quoted from Dr. Bawumia are allegations and who ever allege must prove it.

In the case of the US elections in 2000, are you aware that irregularities went on in many states and particularly Florida?

Had it not being the SC, George Bush would not have won the elections. The court ordered that counting of votes in some Florida counties should be stopped and Bush was declared the winner by the court. In response, Al Gore said:'I respect the courts ruling but I do not agree with it'. Can we expect this kind of response from a loser in Ghana when the court gives its ruling?
BOY KOFI 13 years ago

Al Gore and George Bush were not sworn in by any Chief Justice or were
declared winner by any Electoral Commission.There was dispute in figures and the Supreme Court ordered for a recount.Here in Ghana the EC declared Prez ...
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Al Gore and George Bush were not sworn in by any Chief Justice or were
declared winner by any Electoral Commission.There was dispute in figures and the Supreme Court ordered for a recount.Here in Ghana the EC declared Prez Mahama winner,the Chief Justice of Supreme Court has sworn him.Nana Addo is not asking for a recount but wants the declaration of the EC TO BE INVALID AND OVERTURN FOR HIM TO BECOME PRESIDENT.Do you see the difference?Thank you.
mojingles 13 years ago

Azindow, the NDC cann equally use a power point presentation to lay out their argument that the elections were free and fair.....don't you think? The whole legal challenge and the attendant boycott of the inauguration speak v ...
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Azindow, the NDC cann equally use a power point presentation to lay out their argument that the elections were free and fair.....don't you think? The whole legal challenge and the attendant boycott of the inauguration speak volumes about a party that has lost its moorings...and please, don't draw parallels between elections in the U.S.A and elections in Ghana. The comparison is just plain stupid because the U.S. has numerous advantages when it comes to the organization and conduction of elections....Ghana on the other hand is years away from that...
anayomi 13 years ago

HE IS THE MAN TRESPONSIBLE FOR GHANA FRAUD ELECTIONS RESULTS

HE IS THE MAN TRESPONSIBLE FOR GHANA FRAUD ELECTIONS RESULTS
truth 13 years ago

who is this 419 writer, am sorry for you and your parents, do you think all Ghanaians are fools and illiterates? my friend go to one of the npp illiterate radio stations and tell them about this ananse story

who is this 419 writer, am sorry for you and your parents, do you think all Ghanaians are fools and illiterates? my friend go to one of the npp illiterate radio stations and tell them about this ananse story
hadi 13 years ago

God 4give you

God 4give you
Losto 13 years ago

I turn to find it difficult to understand such articles

I turn to find it difficult to understand such articles
JOSEPH GANYOBI 13 years ago

I AM A GA FISHERMAN...I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL BEFORE ...BUT I KNOW THAT ASHANTIS ARE FOOLS IGNORANT SELFISH MONKEYS ...THEY SHOULD LEAVE US ALONE AND CREAT THEIR OWN COUNTRY AND NAME IT.......BANANA REPUBLIC OF ASHANTI AK ...
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I AM A GA FISHERMAN...I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL BEFORE ...BUT I KNOW THAT ASHANTIS ARE FOOLS IGNORANT SELFISH MONKEYS ...THEY SHOULD LEAVE US ALONE AND CREAT THEIR OWN COUNTRY AND NAME IT.......BANANA REPUBLIC OF ASHANTI AKYEM.....
GHANA FOREVER 13 years ago

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

POWER TO THE PEOPLE
hadi 13 years ago

why so much insult!!!!

why so much insult!!!!
THE TRUTH HURTS 13 years ago

Can't we have one decent NPPist to tell these gullible ones the truth? Can mere irregularities as enumerated by NPP win them elections? What about the 8 to 2 regions which voted for Mahama? And what about the Parliamentary ...
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Can't we have one decent NPPist to tell these gullible ones the truth? Can mere irregularities as enumerated by NPP win them elections? What about the 8 to 2 regions which voted for Mahama? And what about the Parliamentary majority? Can't you simply understand that majority of Ghanaians voted against Akuffo Addo and all that he promised? Wake up from your stupidity, NPPists.
Akoffo Addo 13 years ago

indeed,it takes a thief to know that this person is also a thief.with Akuffo Addo,Npp will never win,let him go for the third time and he will not win.

indeed,it takes a thief to know that this person is also a thief.with Akuffo Addo,Npp will never win,let him go for the third time and he will not win.
Kretz D - Beantown 13 years ago

Afari Gyan and his EC are a disgrace to Ghana's democracy. And Mahama and his NDC crooks should be ashamed of themselves for conniving with EC ti rig the elections.

Afari Gyan and his EC are a disgrace to Ghana's democracy. And Mahama and his NDC crooks should be ashamed of themselves for conniving with EC ti rig the elections.
Osei Yao 13 years ago

YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE NOT A THINKER. WHAT WAS STOLEN AND BY WHOM? NPP STARTED WITH ACCUSING THE NDC OF RIGGING THE ELECTIONS. THEN THEY SAID THERE WAS A CONSPIRACY BETWEEN THE EC AND NDC TO RIG THE ELECTIONS IN FAVOUR OF MAHAMA. ...
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YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE NOT A THINKER. WHAT WAS STOLEN AND BY WHOM? NPP STARTED WITH ACCUSING THE NDC OF RIGGING THE ELECTIONS. THEN THEY SAID THERE WAS A CONSPIRACY BETWEEN THE EC AND NDC TO RIG THE ELECTIONS IN FAVOUR OF MAHAMA. FINALLY THEY WENT TO COURT CLAIMING IRREGULARITIES. NOW JUSK ASK BAWUMIA IF HE COULD CONVINCE HIS OWN MOTHERS AND SIBLINGS TO VOTE FOR HIM.
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