The presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is grateful to the electorate who have voted to make it possible for the party to obtain the majority of the seats in the next parliament of the country.
It follows the opposition party’s conviction that it will no longer be in the minority in the next legislature per its own analysis of the results of the just-ended 2020 polls.
To support the party’s belief, John Mahama has taken to social media to congratulate the party and appreciate the many voters whose support enabled the NDC to achieve this feat adding that the effort is a sign of change.
“Thank you for voting for change and giving the NDC a working majority in the next Parliament. Thank you, Ghana.” he tweeted.
Thank you for voting for change and giving the NDC a working majority in the next Parliament. Thank you Ghana.
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) December 8, 2020
We’ve captured Parliament; ready to select Speaker and other leaders’ – NDC
Already, the NDC has expressed its readiness to choose the next Speaker of Parliament and the First Deputy Speaker as well as the leadership of the various select and standing committees of the House.
General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia at a press conference on Tuesday disclosed that “NDC has captured Parliament as we speak now and because of that, NDC will select the next Speaker of Parliament and the next First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and all the chairmen of Parliament select and standing committees”.
Mr. Nketia also accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of conniving with the Electoral Commission to turn the tables round in its favour to take over Parliament.
He has therefore urged persons who have voted for NDC parliamentary candidates to ensure that ballots are protected to safeguard the seats they have already acquired in Parliament.
“I believe that the NPP is in a very uncomfortable situation because whatever they do, it is clear that NDC controls Parliament now so that is why they want the Electoral Commission to try and find ways to try to collate results that have been declared for our parliamentary candidate. That is why I am calling on the electorate to rise and protect their votes.”
“I wish also to emphasize that there is pressure from the headquarters of the Commission and the government on the various returning officers who have declared certified results of the parliamentary election according to the power vested in them by law to revise and do recounting and re-collation which are all illegal and want the various citizens who cast their votes to protect that vote and ensure that nobody steals that verdict”, he added.