Opinions of Monday, 9 December 2024

Columnist: Godwin Ako Gunn

Ghana would have been in flames if the results were too close

Deputy National Communications Officer of the NDC, Godwin Ako Gunn Deputy National Communications Officer of the NDC, Godwin Ako Gunn

It's been over 36 hours since the polls closed. The NDC has restrained itself from declaring victory, even though the NPP has conceded and congratulated John Dramani Mahama. Isn't it surprising that both the NDC and the NPP have their results from the same declaration sheets signed and released by the EC, yet the EC doesn't have its results? This is the institution that advertised why the EC cannot steal elections or gift a position on the ballot to anyone. Trusting Jean Mensah is at your own peril.

I have never seen any elections in Ghana where ballot papers, pink sheets, ballot boxes, stamp pads, etc., have been scattered freely like this. Were you surprised when the NPP kept saying they would win with strategy, while others bluntly said they would steal the elections? There are lawyers who win cases because they know the judge; others win elections because they know the Electoral Commissioner.

Peace-preneurs are now calling on the NDC to allow calm to prevail since tension is mounting in the country. These same people ignored the NDC's warnings about the dangers of appointing partisan individuals to the Electoral Commission. Here we are! Where an old man can sit and see, a young man can stand on mountains but cannot see.

Dr. Bawumia's concession and the wide margin of victory for the NDC have saved this nation. Jean Mensah would have shown us something small if the results were neck and neck. Why would a woman with children act this way? As I put this piece together, it would surprise many to know that the 2020 election results have not been gazetted because of the shady deals she did to push Akufo-Addo over the 50% mark. Many people do not know why we went to court without emphasizing pink sheets. We were contesting her declared results, not the pink sheet exhibition. 49% can never be 50+1. Today, she stands exposed and disgraced.

How many people have to die, how many more have to suffer? Her tenure has been filled with bloody elections and must be condemned. Can you imagine if we went into this election without the indelible ink she proposed? We would have been counting lifeless bodies on the street. God indeed is a Ghanaian and has seen us through another turbulent season, and we can only say "To God be the glory." The woman who was in a hurry to declare in 2020 cannot find her feet in 2024.

Thank you, Ghana. Let's keep hope alive, better days ahead.

Kun Fa Yakun.