{"id":269193,"date":"2024-12-21T23:11:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T23:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/21\/ecs-decision-to-reject-9-parliamentary-results-wrong-eric-alifo\/"},"modified":"2024-12-21T23:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T23:11:35","slug":"ecs-decision-to-reject-9-parliamentary-results-wrong-eric-alifo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/21\/ecs-decision-to-reject-9-parliamentary-results-wrong-eric-alifo\/","title":{"rendered":"EC\u2019s decision to reject 9 parliamentary results wrong \u2013 Eric Alifo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eric Alifo, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has hit out at the Electoral Commission over its decision to reject nine parliamentary election results fiercely contested by the two major political parties following the December 7 polls.<\/p>\n

In a press conference on Thursday, the Electoral Commission declared to the nation that it was rejecting nine parliamentary results, citing breaches and illegalities in the collation process.<\/p>\n

The constituencies affected include Dome Kwabenya, Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central and Ahafo Ano South West.<\/p>\n

The others are Ahafo Ano North, Obuasi East, Techiman South and Nsawam Adoagyiri.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the development, Alifo, who is a lawyer by profession, said the commission had erred in its decision. He questioned why the EC officials involved in the declarations had not been penalised.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is wrong, that is wrong. If those results were declared, the Electoral Commission has not come out to punish any of their returning officers who developed those results,\u201d he said on Starr FM during the Weekly Review Segment.<\/p>\n

He urged aggrieved individuals and parties to allow the process to play out and proceed to court if they were still unsatisfied with the outcome.<\/p>\n

Alifo also insisted that he was all for a rerun rather than a recollation as he did not trust the Electoral Commission\u2019s credibility in upholding a fair process.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor those that have not been declared, I have called for a rerun because I don\u2019t trust the EC, I don\u2019t the pink sheets that are in the system, the pink sheet that the NPP is holding,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

He cited an instance in Ablekuma North constituency where the commission\u2019s election figures were inconsistent with what the agents of the two major political parties had.<\/p>\n

He said there was \u201cnothing wrong\u201d with the NDC\u2019s misgivings about the commission\u2019s integrity, challenging it to \u201cdo the right thing\u201d in order to build confidence among the people.<\/p>\n