EC's response to election challenge is full of arrogance - NPP

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PRINCE KWASI ADADE 11 years ago

IT IS CLEAR THE GREEDY CORRUPT NDC BASTARDS AND CRIMINAL AFARI GYAN'S EC RIGGED THE ELECTION, HOWEVER, MANY STUPID GHANAIAN VOTERS WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE EVIL NDC DWARFS. WHEN THE HISTORY IS TOLD, IT WILL BE SAID THAT GHANAI ...
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IT IS CLEAR THE GREEDY CORRUPT NDC BASTARDS AND CRIMINAL AFARI GYAN'S EC RIGGED THE ELECTION, HOWEVER, MANY STUPID GHANAIAN VOTERS WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE EVIL NDC DWARFS. WHEN THE HISTORY IS TOLD, IT WILL BE SAID THAT GHANAIANS WERE OFFERED FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION, IMPROVED UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL HOUSING FOR THE POOR AND AN EGALITARIAN SOCIETY BUT 50% SAID NO THANK YOU. THEY PREFERRED ECONOMIC "WOYOMISATION" , PHANTOM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PHILANDERERS FOR LEADERS, MARCHAVELIAN DISRESPECTFUL CORRUPT LOUTS AND A VISIONLESS EVIL GOVERNMENT. I AM SO PROUD I VOTED FOR NANA AKUFFO ADDO.
HolyGhost 11 years ago

Yeah, because npp the liars party tried to rig the election and did not succeed they think everyone did the same

Yeah, because npp the liars party tried to rig the election and did not succeed they think everyone did the same
Mundus 11 years ago

The NPP does not realise it but they are gradually losing sympathy with independents with their provocative and nauseating utterances.

The NPP does not realise it but they are gradually losing sympathy with independents with their provocative and nauseating utterances.
MATHS @MARS 11 years ago

What else does Jake want the EC to say? The EC is saying that all that the NPP is accusing the EC of, has no basis. The formula for arriving at your gargantuan figures cannot be understood and the EC Chairman is asking you t ...
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What else does Jake want the EC to say? The EC is saying that all that the NPP is accusing the EC of, has no basis. The formula for arriving at your gargantuan figures cannot be understood and the EC Chairman is asking you to tell Ghanaians how you arrived at those figures. He is petitioning the SC to compel the NPP leadership to name all those Polling Stations where there were irregularities so that if need be the votes could be recounted. What is arrogant about this? The EC chairman is asking the SC to compel the NPP leadership to identify those Polling Stations, where Nana's votes were reduced and those stations where Mahama's votes were prdded so that if the need be, the votes could be recounted. I don't see what is arrogant about this simple request. Is it rather not the NPP leadership that is blinded by their INORDINATE THIRST FOR POWER? Whos is the arrogant party?
TRUTH HURT 11 years ago

NPP TALKING BASE ON FACTS WHILES NDC IS ONLY INSULTING...

NPP TALKING BASE ON FACTS WHILES NDC IS ONLY INSULTING...
Aklaku 11 years ago

YES!

YES!
Michael Blaac 11 years ago

He should go find a cure for his epilepsy and stop wasting time.

How can you outline categories that invalidate votes and accuse it on the winning party, knowing that the same categories of invalidation of votes also can b ...
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He should go find a cure for his epilepsy and stop wasting time.

How can you outline categories that invalidate votes and accuse it on the winning party, knowing that the same categories of invalidation of votes also can be in your favor.

Even if things were done that way, how are we sure it was the NDC but not the NPP. Stupid NPP fools.
Boat 11 years ago

He is a danger to peace. Read his words and you will see his attempt at ralying his supporters to mutiny should they lose their case, to him that will be injustice.

He is a danger to peace. Read his words and you will see his attempt at ralying his supporters to mutiny should they lose their case, to him that will be injustice.
Kofi 11 years ago

Jake you and the N p p are big fool paa.we are lost let give to N D C and let as liane form therm.nana is not good for the preisdent, we want Alen cash.

Jake you and the N p p are big fool paa.we are lost let give to N D C and let as liane form therm.nana is not good for the preisdent, we want Alen cash.
ANTHONY, WASHINGTON DC 11 years ago

Now I understand what is going on. I see the NPP and their supporters trying to present evidence. And now I understand why anytime one reads a comment from the NDC and their supporters it's all about insults and personal atta ...
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Now I understand what is going on. I see the NPP and their supporters trying to present evidence. And now I understand why anytime one reads a comment from the NDC and their supporters it's all about insults and personal attacks? That is the attitude of a person trying to hide something. I have all along erronuosly believed that the NPP was in the wrong. Now I am made to believe the NDC is a more dangerous party for Ghana. I can see clearly now
JULIUS KAISER 11 years ago

YOU CAAL THOSE FUGRES EVIDENCE? YOU HAVE A SERIUOS PROBLEM WITH REASONING AND LOGIC. YOU NEED TO THINK A BIT FURTHER THROUGH THOSE FIGURES AND ALLEGATIONS. YOU NEED TO LOOK AT OTHER POSSIBILITIES. YOU NEED SOME UNDERSTANDING ...
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YOU CAAL THOSE FUGRES EVIDENCE? YOU HAVE A SERIUOS PROBLEM WITH REASONING AND LOGIC. YOU NEED TO THINK A BIT FURTHER THROUGH THOSE FIGURES AND ALLEGATIONS. YOU NEED TO LOOK AT OTHER POSSIBILITIES. YOU NEED SOME UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS TO KNOW IF WHAT CLAIMS THE NPP IS MAKING COULD HOLD WATER. EVERYBODY CAN READ BUT FEW CAN UNDERSTAND AND DO ANALYSIS. YOU SEEM NOT BE ONE OF THE FEW. GOING BACK TO OLD SCHOOL DAYS COMPREHENSION AND LOGICAL THINKING WILL HELP YOU.
Akwa 11 years ago

What more evidence do you need if for example a pink sheet indicates that 400 people voted but the total number of ballots counted turns out to be 500 at a polling station where 99.9% voted for Mr X? Apply Julius Kaiser's ki ...
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What more evidence do you need if for example a pink sheet indicates that 400 people voted but the total number of ballots counted turns out to be 500 at a polling station where 99.9% voted for Mr X? Apply Julius Kaiser's kind of reasoning and logic to answer whether Mr X got the extra votes or not.
brighton gang 11 years ago

uncle jake,i beg you,let him go or he will take you down with him.i knew his father and he would have said the same to you."the boy is alosser"

uncle jake,i beg you,let him go or he will take you down with him.i knew his father and he would have said the same to you."the boy is alosser"
kwabena ansah 11 years ago

EC must publish the names of voters outside for us to see if they are rally a reality .

EC must publish the names of voters outside for us to see if they are rally a reality .
Michael Blaac 11 years ago

How Stupid of you to request for names of voters. You see how stupid and foolish fools the NPP are?

How Stupid of you to request for names of voters. You see how stupid and foolish fools the NPP are?
Sankofa 11 years ago

What makes Obetsebi-Lamptey think that Ghanaians and the law are on the side of the NPP? where is the evidence that the elections mwere rigged through collusion between President Mahama and the EC? Why would the EC want to ri ...
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What makes Obetsebi-Lamptey think that Ghanaians and the law are on the side of the NPP? where is the evidence that the elections mwere rigged through collusion between President Mahama and the EC? Why would the EC want to rig the election?

The NPP says 1.3 million votes were wrongly assigned to President Mahama. Is it plausible that every vote the NPP is questioning was assigned to President Mahama? Is it not likely that Nana Akuffo-Addo's votes are subject to the same possibilities as John Mahama's?
BOSS 11 years ago

ANOTHER FOOLISH MAN , GO AND FIX YOUR HOME AND YOUR FATHER CIRCLE

ANOTHER FOOLISH MAN , GO AND FIX YOUR HOME AND YOUR FATHER CIRCLE
Michael Blaac 11 years ago

He should go find a cure for his epilepsy and stop wasting time.

How can you outline categories that invalidate votes and accuse it on the winning party, knowing that the same categories of invalidation of votes also ca ...
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He should go find a cure for his epilepsy and stop wasting time.

How can you outline categories that invalidate votes and accuse it on the winning party, knowing that the same categories of invalidation of votes also can be in your favor.

Even if things were done that way, how are we sure it was the NDC but not the NPP. Stupid NPP fools.
Kplamasi 11 years ago

it is funny how this fat and empty barrel is making the most noise. A close look like jake's face say it all. He looked like somebody with learning disability.if one think of the perental backgrounds and the opportunities the ...
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it is funny how this fat and empty barrel is making the most noise. A close look like jake's face say it all. He looked like somebody with learning disability.if one think of the perental backgrounds and the opportunities these clowns have before turnout to be so stupid Hmmmm
Boat 11 years ago

His speach is full of threats. I hope the SC is not bothered by the threats. To him losing is injustice even though they say they respect the rule of law he is still telling his supporters that injustice will be coming from t ...
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His speach is full of threats. I hope the SC is not bothered by the threats. To him losing is injustice even though they say they respect the rule of law he is still telling his supporters that injustice will be coming from the SC if they do not win the case.

He is preparing his supporters not to accept any ruling that goes against them. This is a very dangereous guy.
brighton gang 11 years ago

uncle jake see how people are insulting you? let him go,he is a born losser

uncle jake see how people are insulting you? let him go,he is a born losser
Jake 11 years ago

Check out Nana Akufo Addo, Owusu Afriyie, Jake Otanka and Gabby, first. Then the EC pales in the arrogance corner.

Check out Nana Akufo Addo, Owusu Afriyie, Jake Otanka and Gabby, first. Then the EC pales in the arrogance corner.
Adobiah 11 years ago

l think this Jake Obetsebi must be taken to hospital for checkup l hope something wrong with this man.ALL FALL BE FALL

l think this Jake Obetsebi must be taken to hospital for checkup l hope something wrong with this man.ALL FALL BE FALL
brighton gang 11 years ago

you see uncle jake,you are chairman of the party,right? get ride of nana find somone like me,new and full of vim.if you hadnt got yourself so involed wih this nonesence you could have taken us to victory this time if you stop ...
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you see uncle jake,you are chairman of the party,right? get ride of nana find somone like me,new and full of vim.if you hadnt got yourself so involed wih this nonesence you could have taken us to victory this time if you stop this shit now,you could be the next presedent
New Sherrif in Town 11 years ago

These shameless NDC goons should keep on insulting everybody who stands up to them. Why the sensible people are explaining their "unprecedented" actions and winning the sympathy and support of the ordinary Ghanaian the NDC ID ...
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These shameless NDC goons should keep on insulting everybody who stands up to them. Why the sensible people are explaining their "unprecedented" actions and winning the sympathy and support of the ordinary Ghanaian the NDC IDIOTS are doing what they know best - name calling
oppoosinii 11 years ago

Massa the ordinary Ghanaians obeys the laws of our nation. They know the court verdict is what matters not sensationalism on press houses byu disgruntled men

Massa the ordinary Ghanaians obeys the laws of our nation. They know the court verdict is what matters not sensationalism on press houses byu disgruntled men
william 11 years ago

Say that in court and stop wasting our time. Your party is waiting to retire you!

Say that in court and stop wasting our time. Your party is waiting to retire you!
Chris 11 years ago

THIS PRESS CONFERENCE IS UNCONVINCING. IT'S MEANINGLESS. IT DEFIES LOGIC AND REASONING. IT'S JUST SOUND AND FURY SIGNIFYING NOTHIING.

THIS PRESS CONFERENCE IS UNCONVINCING. IT'S MEANINGLESS. IT DEFIES LOGIC AND REASONING. IT'S JUST SOUND AND FURY SIGNIFYING NOTHIING.
jialing 11 years ago

FOOLISH MAN AND GOVERNMENT BUNGALOW THIEF WHO IS MORE ARROGANT THAN YOU FOOLISH JAKE AND YOUR FOLLOWERS

FOOLISH MAN AND GOVERNMENT BUNGALOW THIEF WHO IS MORE ARROGANT THAN YOU FOOLISH JAKE AND YOUR FOLLOWERS
asonaba kofi 11 years ago

i believe the npp is trying to incite its supporters.from the time owusu afiriyie declared the elections for them till date all their utterances if you read between the lines are incitements.preparing their supporters to go o ...
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i believe the npp is trying to incite its supporters.from the time owusu afiriyie declared the elections for them till date all their utterances if you read between the lines are incitements.preparing their supporters to go on the rampage if the sepreme courts decision goes against them.i hope their supporters have wisened up and put ghana first.
Evans 11 years ago

It is only after accepting defeat and congratulating the President Mahama that you and your party leadership will embark on a national tour to thank its supporters for their peaceful conduct and for their patience in anticipa ...
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It is only after accepting defeat and congratulating the President Mahama that you and your party leadership will embark on a national tour to thank its supporters for their peaceful conduct and for their patience in anticipation of justice, and for coming out in their numbers to vote for transformation, education, health and jobs and against corruption, incompetence, lies and propaganda. And, Insha Allah, we are very confident that sooner than later the true impact of their vote shall manifest.
Alex Tuffour Hamburg 11 years ago

Why is the NDC foolish leaders and their uneducated supporters keep on insulting respected leaders in Ghana.Its better for these fools to know how to respect.

Why is the NDC foolish leaders and their uneducated supporters keep on insulting respected leaders in Ghana.Its better for these fools to know how to respect.
brighton gang 11 years ago

do you think nana is more educated than mahama,the man didnt finish oxford why?

do you think nana is more educated than mahama,the man didnt finish oxford why?
speak out 11 years ago

I think Jake wanted to buy many more government buildings and plots at ridiculous prices if NPP was succssful...his frustration can be seen in the way he is ignorantly pursing this issue with the duo-disappointed President an ...
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I think Jake wanted to buy many more government buildings and plots at ridiculous prices if NPP was succssful...his frustration can be seen in the way he is ignorantly pursing this issue with the duo-disappointed President and Vice under the NPP.
oppoosinii 11 years ago

I believe the court has noit even sat yet so why us NPP telling the world the the defence filed by the EC 'grammer'?

Are the NPP now judges in their own court case? Wont the media cover such a high profile case? So why all ...
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I believe the court has noit even sat yet so why us NPP telling the world the the defence filed by the EC 'grammer'?

Are the NPP now judges in their own court case? Wont the media cover such a high profile case? So why all these press conferences aka public trial before the case acutally begins?

Can the NPP rather see their actions as arrogant?
Seymour Gray, LL.B. (USA) 11 years ago

It is interesting that some time ago I had come up with an arbitrary, arithmatic "Magic Number" of 162,932, as a number of fraudulently manufactured votes required to produce a vote count that would put John Mahama over the ( ...
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It is interesting that some time ago I had come up with an arbitrary, arithmatic "Magic Number" of 162,932, as a number of fraudulently manufactured votes required to produce a vote count that would put John Mahama over the (50% + 1) vote requirement to "win" the presidential election. It is interesting because the three NPP leaders moving the petition state that they "will prove, just from documented evidence from the Electoral Commission (EC), itself, that over (12% of 1,340,000 of the votes counted (= 160,800) were in fact illegal and ought not have been included in the declared total." Also "that 916,000 votes wrongly went to John Mahama for an election in which he crossed the mandatory (50% + 1) mark by less than 154,000."
Nana Yaw III 11 years ago

Mr. Gray, when did the presentation of facts become a sign of arrogance? Allegations were levelled against the EC, and they have responded to those allegations. Let the NPP prove those allegations; that's what the courts ar ...
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Mr. Gray, when did the presentation of facts become a sign of arrogance? Allegations were levelled against the EC, and they have responded to those allegations. Let the NPP prove those allegations; that's what the courts are there for.

As regards the numbers, I have taken note of them and decided to treat them (2, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 127) this way:

2 – “for the over 200,000 invalid votes as a result of no EC signature on the pink sheet:” The EC has already reacted by indicating that this is (or might) be due to a pen not being pressed hard enough for it to go through the carbon copying sheets. The meaning of this explanation is that if the EC has the originals, the signatures would be seen on them, and of course, any party that took the immediate carbon copy can produce its copy to confirm the signature. If this happens, then the over 200,000 votes will be declared valid.

4–“ for the over 400,000 invalid votes cast without verification:” Since Jake himself stated that “Elections, we insist, are about those who cast the votes and not those who count, record or declare” the NPP’s quest should not be the INVALIDATION of the votes cast without verification, but rather an opportunity for the voters in the affected areas to express their sovereign will. This is done by requesting re-voting in the alleged affected areas. This will then be justice! And when this is done, it is doubtful that the wind will be in their favour.

6 – “for the over 600,000 invalid votes cast due to over voting – more votes were recorded than ballots were distributed in a polling station:” The NPP should go back to the drawing table and count the data from the special-voting day. If they do that the number quoted here will definitely be, at worse, of no significance.

8 – “1 in every 8 votes that the EC declared will have to be invalidated 12 – 12% of the votes were invalid:” This is the product of assumptions that can, and will, be nullified as explained above.

127 – “127,000 voters that the EC says are a ‘mistake:’” The only effect that this number has on the process is on the total voter turnout. No candidate benefits.

By the way, if the NPP were so interested in having the court's proceedings given live coverage, why are they now seeking meetings in camera?
Osei Yao 11 years ago

LET THE SC DECIDE/ THEY ARE NO FOOLS.

LET THE SC DECIDE/ THEY ARE NO FOOLS.
joe 11 years ago

why are you still dreaming?Mahama is forming his team to govern the country
let there be peace.

why are you still dreaming?Mahama is forming his team to govern the country
let there be peace.
Kwame 11 years ago

The United Party from which NPP originated started trowing bombs just a year after Ghana's independence. The private home of Kwame Nkrumah was bombed,school children and others who could not defend themselves were the target ...
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The United Party from which NPP originated started trowing bombs just a year after Ghana's independence. The private home of Kwame Nkrumah was bombed,school children and others who could not defend themselves were the target of U.P. then led by Kofi Busia.
It is on record that the U.P. supported the coup of 1966 and it happen that Busia was a special adviser to the military junta called National Liberation Council which members were dolls of western intelligence services.
When it come to violence against the people of Ghana no other party can undo NPP even when that party was in power from 2001 to 2009.
brighton gang 11 years ago

uncle jake i grow up with your kids.dont let me loss all respect for you,nana will never everbe presedent,he just hasnt got it,looks,personality,age.i said it when after the last election NPP lost that we need someone with st ...
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uncle jake i grow up with your kids.dont let me loss all respect for you,nana will never everbe presedent,he just hasnt got it,looks,personality,age.i said it when after the last election NPP lost that we need someone with style,someone who makes people stop and look,like you!!!!

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