Some youth of the National Democratic Congress in Bolgatanga in the Upper East region led by the Regional Youth Organiser have gone on rampage, burning tyres on major streets in the capital to protest the outcome of the 2020 elections.
The action of the youth, most of whom are minors on Thursday evening resulted in the blocking of the main Bolgatanga-Navrongo road, causing vehicle and human traffic.
The Youth Organiser Abraham Azumah Lambon in an interview with dreamzfmonline.com admitted to leading the protest saying “we are doing this because the Electoral Commission is conniving with the party in government to steal the verdict of the people. The mandate that the people have given us to govern has been stolen by the Electoral Commission and we want to protest to let them know that the people’s mandate is the mandate given to us (NDC) and we are ready to defend it”.
He argued that their action to block the major road and burn tyres is justified because the EC has acted unlawfully by declaring flawed election results.
Earlier, executives of the party in the region at a press conference rejected the Presidential results of the region published by the electoral commission.
Regional Secretary, Donatus Akamugri who addressed the press conference on the afternoon of Wednesday, 9th December 2020, said the 329,854 published by the commission on its website is a manipulated figure from the 335,502 that was certified by the EC regional boss at the coalition center in Bolgatanga.
“This is contrary to what has been certified. The regional coalition center certified results in the Upper East region and signed by the director of the electoral commission and the political parties at the GNAT hall yesterday are NPP – 170,340 votes. NDC – 335,502 votes.
The difference between the NPP and the NDC per the Figures that the EC National has given to us is 161,359 votes. He presented.
According to Mr Akamugri, the results put out the EC headquarters in Accra puts the NDC and their Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama a smaller difference from the Regional Certified Results.
“How come we are getting a different figure at the National level given to Media when we the political parties and EC representatives in the region have a different figure. We want to question the National Chairperson of the electoral commission that; is she cooking figures in her office? Or is she picking figures realistically from the grounds that reflects the opinions of the people of this country?
He said “Our worry is that we are tempted to believe that they are cooking figures there in other to support Nana Addo because if you look at what I have presented, it means NDC will be suffering a shortage of 3,803 votes” a situation they have vowed to resist vehemently.
They Party is however giving the Electoral Commission, especially the Upper East regional director a two-hour ultimatum to make the necessary changes to the results or have them visit his home and office with all their supporters.
