The
National
Democratic
Congress
(NDC)
has
strongly
condemned
the
Electoral
Commission’s
(EC)
decision
to
re-collate
parliamentary
election
results
for
four
contentious
constituencies
in
the
Eastern
Region.
The
re-collation
exercise,
slated
for
the
Tesano
Police
Training
School,
involves
the
Suhum,
Nsawam,
Fanteakwa
North,
and
Akwatia
constituencies,
which
have
been
a
source
of
dispute
between
the
NDC
and
the
New
Patriotic
Party
(NPP).
During
a
press
conference
on
Friday,
13
December,
NDC
National
Chairman
Johnson
Asiedu
Nketiah
expressed
grave
concerns
about
the
legality
of
the
process.
According
to
him,
the
directive
issued
by
the
EC
on
Thursday,
12
December,
contravenes
established
electoral
laws
and
lacks
consensus
from
the
parties
involved.
“It
is
not
founded
on
any
laws
of
our
elections.
Neither
is
it
based
on
any
consensus
that
has
been
reached
between
the
parties
and
the
Electoral
Commission.”
“And
so
we
want
to
inform
the
nation
and
to
give
notice
to
any
officials
of
the
Commission
and
the
police
who
are
involved
in
the
perpetration
of
that
illegality
to
know
that
there
could
be
consequences
of
their
actions
in
future,”
–
He
stated.
Asiedu
Nketiah
further
argued
that
electoral
laws
mandate
only
the
constituency’s
Returning
Officer
to
declare
the
outcomes
of
parliamentary
elections.
As
emphasised
by
him,
no
other
authority,
including
the
EC
Chairperson
or
regional
directors,
has
the
legal
power
to
override
the
Returning
Officer’s
pronouncements.
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