{"id":268594,"date":"2024-12-20T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/20\/stop-shifting-your-position-be-consistent-mahama-tells-ec\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T15:39:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T15:39:00","slug":"stop-shifting-your-position-be-consistent-mahama-tells-ec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/20\/stop-shifting-your-position-be-consistent-mahama-tells-ec\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop shifting your position, be consistent \u2013 Mahama tells EC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President-elect John Dramani Mahama has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to demonstrate fairness, consistency, and integrity in its decisions, particularly concerning the management of disputed parliamentary results.<\/p>\n<p>His comments follow the EC\u2019s announcement that it would not uphold the declaration of parliamentary results in nine constituencies, stating that some of the declarations were made under duress. The affected constituencies include Ablekuma North, Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Techiman South, and Dome-Kwabenya, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Mahama criticized what he described as the EC\u2019s selective application of rules, arguing that similar cases have been handled differently in the past.<\/p>\n<p>He cited the example of Techiman South during the 2020 general elections, where the EC declared the parliamentary results despite reported irregularities and objections from stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>He questioned the commission\u2019s decision to suspend the re-collation of results in the nine constituencies, citing procedural breaches and threats to its staff. According to Mahama, such inconsistencies erode public trust in the EC and jeopardize the credibility of the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to African ambassadors and high commissioners on Friday, December 20, Mahama emphasized the importance of transparency and fairness in the EC\u2019s operations. He called on the commission to engage all political stakeholders and ensure that justice is not only done but is seen to be done.<\/p>\n<p>Mahama also reiterated the need for robust mechanisms to safeguard Ghana\u2019s democratic institutions, adding that the EC\u2019s actions must inspire confidence among the citizenry and the international community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe few outstanding issues arising from the elections where nine constituencies are in dispute and we think that the EC should act in a principled manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot change the rules when it suits you and apply different rules when different circumstances exist. There was a particular case in 2020 and the EC came out clearly that if a declaration had been made, it was not the duty of the commission to adjudicate it and the court was the right place to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, if a declaration has been made, it doesn\u2019t matter under what circumstance; they are saying some are under duress. In the case of Techiman South, it was under duress with soldiers in the collation room. There was chaos in the collation when the declaration was made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same arguments were passed that there should be a re-collation, and the EC said no\u2026 In the same circumstances, declarations have been made. If the people have any grievances, they must go to court and address those grievances there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t think the goalpost should be shifted depending on who is at the other end of the stick. 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