Source: newsthemegh.com
The leading New Patriotic Party (NPP) is preparing for defeat in the approaching December elections, according to John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Mr. Mahama claims that the NPP has internally conceded that this was going to happen and is now using gerrymandering to preserve its standing.
On Monday, June 3, 2024, Mr. Mahama criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) in a press release for a recent directive that prevented political parties from keeping an eye on the ongoing vote transfer process.
In an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting the week before, he emphasized that this action goes against an earlier agreement reached with political parties.
“The NPP knows and internally admits that it will lose the 2024 presidential elections. We also know that, as a last resort, it seeks to deploy gerrymandering during this voter transfer period to improve its chances in the parliamentary elections in the erroneous belief that it may rely on that to affect its presidential votes,” Mahama declared.
“Again, they will fail because that strategy will not work. We have in our possession a long list of constituencies in the Ashanti and Eastern Regions and selected places in Greater Accra and other regions where the NPP is seeking to transfer thousands of voters from their strongholds to offset the NDC’s gains in constituencies we control,” Mr. Mahama insisted.
The NDC flagbearer charged that the EC was supporting the NPP’s purported efforts to rig the election. He maintained that the Commission seemed to be trying to assist the NPP in winning the general elections in 2024.
Mr. Mahama stated that he was confident the NPP would fail to hold onto power in spite of these strategies.
Mr. Mahama implied that the NPP’s performance in the impending elections would ultimately result in their defeat, citing their leadership during the previous eight years.
He issued a warning to the EC to protect the election’s integrity and follow fair electoral procedures.