{"id":15917,"date":"2020-06-27T07:48:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T07:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=15917"},"modified":"2020-06-27T07:48:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T07:48:53","slug":"government-scheming-to-rig-the-2020-elections-mahama-cries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=15917","title":{"rendered":"Government scheming to rig the 2020 elections \u2013 Mahama cries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of scheming to rig the 2020 elections by manipulating the electoral process.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the government is engaging in the act because it fears that Ghanaians will not renew its mandate in the December 2020 polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing a press conference in Accra on Thursday, June 25, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer said the government is trying to \u201csystemically disenfranchise eligible citizens of this country,\u201d in a bid to cover up for its poor performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Mahama\u2019s comment comes after the&nbsp;Supreme Court&nbsp;on the same day dismissed the NDC\u2019s case against the Electoral Commission (EC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis represents the handiwork of a desperate incumbent that on account of its very poor performance in government, sees its very political survival only through the prism of manipulation of the electoral process to exclude a section of Ghanaians who they suspect may not renew their mandate at the polls,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NDC was challenging the EC\u2019s decision to exclude the current voter\u2019s ID card from the list of identification documents to register to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NDC had stood firm in its position that the EC\u2019s decision will disenfranchise the many Ghanaians who do not have a Ghana Card or a passport; the only two documents accepted by the EC for the registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The party, prior to dragging the EC to court had held various demonstrations across the country to register their opposition to the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the court\u2019s verdict delivered, the party believes Ghanaians eligible to vote in the 2020 polls may not be able to do so because they lack the required identification documents to register for the new voters\u2019 ID card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Mahama insists that the NPP government is using the&nbsp;Electoral Commission&nbsp;to carry out its agenda of rigging the 2020 polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:\u00a0MyNewsGh.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of scheming to rig the 2020 elections by manipulating the electoral process. 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