The National Democratic Congress
(NDC) on Wednesday, November 30, 2020, submitted a petition to the Supreme
Court to challenge the results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) for
the recently-held elections.
The NDC filed the petition on
behalf of its presidential candidate in the 2020 elections, former president
John Dramani Mahama on Monday, December 30, 2020.
The petition among other things
states that the Chairperson of the Commission, Jean Mensa, committed grave constitutional
violations in the conduct of the elections.
On that basis, the NDC and John
Mahama want the apex court of Ghana to declare that the re-election victory
handed to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo by Jean Mensa on December 9, 2020 is null
and void.
“The Petition details serious
violations of the 1992 Constitution by the Electoral Commission and its
Chairperson and Returning Officer for the Presidential Election, Mrs. Jean
Adukwei Mensa in the conduct of their constitutional and legal
responsibilities.
“It seeks among others, a
declaration from the Supreme Court to the effect that, the purported
declaration of the results of the 2020 Presidential Election on the 9th day of
December 2020 is unconstitutional, null and void and of no effect whatsoever,”
a statement signed by NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, stated.
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