The Minority in Parliament have been prevented from entering the premises of the Electoral Commission of Ghana headquarters this morning in a march to protest the results of the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary polls.
According to the police they prevented the legislators because is an order from above and also to protect public property.
The march comes on the back of the continuous street protests by supporters of the party following the declaration of results by the chairperson of the Electoral Commission Jean Mensa.
The NDC and its flagbearer John Mahama have described the results which gave President Akufo-Addo 51% of the votes as ‘flawed’.
Meanwhile, a member of the Electoral Commission’s Eminent Advisory Committee Reverend Emmanuel Asante says the opposition NDC has the right to stage their protests over the results of the 2020 polls.
He however added, the demonstration, should not lead to the destruction of state properties and violation of the public order act.
“It’s the right of people to demonstrate peacefully if they have the right to do so. But it’s not the right of any individual to demonstrate and destroy things. I have stated that the court and not the street but if the minority wants to hit the street, it’s their right to demonstrate peacefully.”
He also reiterated his earlier call for the party to also consider a legal redress over their concerns.
