Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen, a private legal practitioner, has harshly criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for its nationwide demonstration against the Electoral Commission (EC).
Speaking on a Kumasi-based radio station, Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen described the protest as “senseless, baseless, and incomprehensible.”
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held a nationwide demonstration on Tuesday, September 17, in protest against the Electoral Commission (EC).
The NDC accused the EC of refusing to allow for a forensic audit of the voters register ahead of the December elections, after it alleged a number of anomalies, including illegal but mass transfer of votes in many places.
The EC maintained that all required corrections in the register have been effected following its exhibition of the provisional register, explaining that the whole essence of the exhibition of the register as demanded by the law (C.I. 91 (as amended by C.I. 126), is to help with corrections.
Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen emphasized that while it is a constitutionally enshrined right for individuals to engage in demonstrations, such actions must not devolve into disorder or disturb public tranquility.
He criticized the NDC for their haphazard approach, rhetorically questioning the origin of their claim that the voters’ register is “bloated.”
Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen, asserted that the NDC lacks a coherent strategy for the upcoming December elections, suggesting that the party has observed a significant decline in its political influence, as indicated by the prevailing political landscape.
Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen vehemently expressed that engaging in discussions about football matches would be far more meaningful than deliberating on the NDC’s protest.
Characterizing the demonstration as “much ado about nothing,” he dismissed it as mere “futile clamor.”
He further articulated his endorsement of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) response to the NDC’s demonstration, which was conveyed through a formal press conference.
Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen lambasted Alhaji Said Sinare, the National Chairman of the NDC’s Zongo Caucus Working Committee, and Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing them of engaging in puerile discourse.
He censured their reckless and unrefined remarks regarding the demonstration, likening their rhetoric to the immature prattle of children.
He fumed that, Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, is not a member of the NPP.
Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen reminded Ghanaians that Legislative Instrument (LI) 2111 of 2012, which was officially gazetted on February 21, 2012, and subsequently enacted into law on March 23, 2012, under the administration of the NDC, unequivocally mandates the use of the National Identity Card, colloquially referred to as the “Ghana Card,” as a requisite for electoral processes.
The former Deputy General Secretary of the NPP expressed astonishment that the legal representatives of the Electoral Commission did not invoke the provisions of LI 2111 of 2012 as a rebuttal to the NDC’s assertions.
He remarked that the NDC and CPP possess significant prowess when it comes to electoral malfeasance and cautioned that anyone engaging with the NDC must exercise extreme prudence in their statements, as any indiscretion could lead to profound regret.
“When it comes to cheating in election the NDC and CPP are very powerful. If you are dealing with the NDC are you are not careful with your utterance you will regret,” he said.