Presidential hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sylvester Mensah is asking international bodies to condemn what he described as ‘cowardly and barbaric government-sponsored violence’ during the January 31 by-election held in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency.
The NDC pulled out of the race citing the violence but the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) at a news conference said the violence was orchestrated by the opposition NDC instead to discredit the election.
Despite these blame games and the attacks, the Electoral Commission (EC) insists the polls was conducted in a peaceful, smooth and orderly manner.
But Slyvester Mensah believes, the Electoral Commission could have rescheduled the polls at the affected ‘violent’ areas for the safety of voters adding that the EC’s disregard for the violence was a clear sign that the elections was being organised in the favour of the governing party. “The Electoral Commission could have postponed the elections in the areas affected by the violence to allow residents to vote later without the threat of violence but their tacit endorsement of the messy developments which were premeditated and orchestrated to the advantage of the NPP, undermines public confidence. Election security was a total failure”, Sly Mensa stated in a statement.
“We call on the international community to condemn this senseless, cowardly and barbaric government-sponsored violence, he added.
Other presidential aspirants of the NDC, Joshua Alabi, John Mahama and Goosie Tanoh, have all condemned Thursday’s violence that characterized the by-election at the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency.
They blamed the NPP for the attacks describing the violence as an affront to the country’s democratic credentials.
They blamed the NPP for the attacks describing the violence as an affront to the country’s democratic credentials.
Source: citinewsroom. com
Despite these blame games and the attacks, the Electoral Commission (EC) insists the polls was conducted in a peaceful, smooth and orderly manner.
But Slyvester Mensah believes, the Electoral Commission could have rescheduled the polls at the affected ‘violent’ areas for the safety of voters adding that the EC’s disregard for the violence was a clear sign that the elections was being organised in the favour of the governing party. “The Electoral Commission could have postponed the elections in the areas affected by the violence to allow residents to vote later without the threat of violence but their tacit endorsement of the messy developments which were premeditated and orchestrated to the advantage of the NPP, undermines public confidence. Election security was a total failure”, Sly Mensa stated in a statement.
“We call on the international community to condemn this senseless, cowardly and barbaric government-sponsored violence, he added.
Other presidential aspirants of the NDC, Joshua Alabi, John Mahama and Goosie Tanoh, have all condemned Thursday’s violence that characterized the by-election at the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency.
They blamed the NPP for the attacks describing the violence as an affront to the country’s democratic credentials.
They blamed the NPP for the attacks describing the violence as an affront to the country’s democratic credentials.
Source: citinewsroom. com
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