Election Petition: I’m being advised to forgo the issue but … – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has said he and other people who have expressed reservations with the results declared by the Electoral Commission following the recently-held polls, are being called upon to let go.

“Increasingly, many of us who are attempting to understand how the Electoral Commission arrived at the results of this last election are being advised to forgo the issue—in the interest of peace”,

John Mahama revealed in his address on Wednesday, 30 December 2020.

“We are being reminded that Ghanaians are a peace-loving people and that Ghana, unlike many other nations on our dear continent of Africa, has not succumbed to war or been plagued with violence”

The presidential candidate of the NDC, noted, however, his decision to challenge the results is grounded on principle.

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And He went on to say

I know what it is to contest an election, and to have the good people of this country choose my opponent to serve as their next president. I know what it is to concede. I have done so before. In 2016 when the election was not called in my favour, I conceded. I conceded in a congratulatory call to my opponent. And then, not long after that, I conceded in a public address to the good people of Ghana.

I conceded not simply in the interest of peace and democracy, but because I respect the will of the people. I did then, and I do now

So, when I say that I will not concede this election, please know that I have not taken this decision lightly; understand that it is not because of a desire for power, but because of a dedication to principle and a commitment to democracy

He noted.

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