We are ready to prove election fraud in court- Mike Ocquaye

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We are ready to prove election fraud in court- Mike Ocquaye

18 December 2012

The New Patriotic party would be going to court within the days aligned by the constitution to prove that the elections were rigged at some polling stations.

Meanwhile the ruling NDC has said the NPP is building up a reputation of crying foul when it is losing. But on multi TV’s current affairs program, pm: EXPRESS, Prof Mike Oquaye refuted that statement, saying; “If there should be any sanity in the electoral system, the NPP should be congratulated because the foul was a real foul and the New Patriotic Party should be congratulated for opening up the electoral process”.

Prof. Mike Ocquaye argued that, Ghana started going to the polls before independence from 1951 to 1992, and there have not been such unprecendents records of ballot papers spoilage, the extent to which was seen in this year’s elections. At the polls this year, there were in excess of over 250,000 spoilt ballots, which could have tipped the election outcome either way.

According to him the electoral commission should therefore examine carefully the current trend of ballot paper spoilage so that the sovereign will of Ghanaian will prevail.

Prof Mike Oquaye said, he will continue to pursue the legal argument to prove his party’s sanity so that after the court action, there would be no doubt who won or who lost.

He said, his party’s figures showed that the person who is to have lost won because of a pattern of systemic fraud. That person, according to the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, needs to be disqualified and that will be done by a court of competent jurisdiction.

He told host Stephen Anti, that although they are in the minority in parliament, they are not perturbed in the event the Supreme Court rules in favour of NPP to reverse the declaration of the Electoral Commission, making Nana Addo the President.

He cited the National Health Insurance and School feeding programs as evidence that the NPP always had the social masses in mind. In the event that Nana Addo becomes President should the Supreme Court rule in his favour, Prof. Mike Ocquaye believes the Majority will be kicking itself in the teeth if it goes on a deliberate agenda to frustrate every policy brought before the house.

He is confident the NPP will win the case it is yet to file before the Supreme Court.

From: Patricia Gasu/Joy News Television