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'Supreme Court judgement victory for all' - August 2013, Ghana Election News

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Source: Daily Graphic / 31.08.2013 - Post Election

Officials of peace and governance institutions in the country have described yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the 2012 election petition as a victory for all Ghanaians and not for any particular party.

They commended the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for accepting the verdict in good faith, and urged Ghanaians to forge ahead in unity and tolerance, to further deepen the country’s democratic practice.

Sharing some thoughts with the Daily Graphic on the Supreme Court ruling and the way forward, officials of the National Peace Council (NPC), the West Africa Network for Peace-building (WANEP), the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) advised the victors to celebrate in moderation and avoid taunting their political opponents.

The Chairman of the NPC, Most Rev Prof. Emmanuel Asante, said as a people who believed in the rule of law, “we have no other option than to accept the verdict”.

“We are grateful to God that it’s all over now,” he said, but the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana was quick to add that the ruling was not the end of the matter because the details were not yet known.

He advised members of the NDC to be circumspect in their jubilation and sensitive to the feelings of NPP supporters.

Reforms

Most Rev Prof. Asante said while awaiting the details of the ruling, which might include electoral reform issues, there was the need for stakeholders to engage in serious dialogue to pursue reforms in the country’s political system.

For his part, the Executive Director of WANEP, Mr Emmanuel Bombande, said the ruling gave Ghana an opportunity to deepen and open its democratic space and bring an end to the ‘winner-takes-all’ system of government.

He said the ruling “is momentous in Ghana’s democratic development”, adding, “I think that every Ghanaian has won; so we should not think that some people have won and others have lost.”

He said the election petition had raised Ghana’s democratic credentials higher and that the positive strides would yield a lot of international goodwill for the nation in the coming days.

Good democratic institutions

Mr Bombande said the successful conclusion of the case demonstrated that institutions of state in the country were working.

Sharing a similar opinion, the Deputy Director of CDD-Ghana, Dr Franklin Oduro, said the Supreme Court verdict gave a lot of confidence that increasingly, Ghanaians were deepening their belief in democratic institutions.

He said the ruling was a demonstration of the operation of the rule of law and constitutionalism in Ghana.

Moving forward

Dr Oduro urged Ghanaians to reflect on the outcome of the election petition to build on the country’s democratic process.

He underscored the need to strengthen the electoral process in order to avoid similar challenges in the future.

He said Nana Akufo-Addo’s acceptance of the verdict was very significant because “that particular statement is a confirmation that we are ready to move on as a nation”.

A Research Fellow at the Governance Unit of the IEA, Dr Ransford Gyampo, said the whole world was now watching how Ghana would deal with the aftermath of the election petition.

Appeal

Dr Gyampo appealed for calm and asked all Ghanaians to be law-abiding, adding that they must refrain from provocative celebration and taunting of political opponents.

He also appealed to the leadership of the political parties to demonstrate good faith and abide by the provisions of the Political Parties Code of Ethics on the need to ensure peace, stability, law and order.

Dr Gyampo, who is also a senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, called on Ghanaians to uphold the virtue of tolerance and politics of accommodation.

On the media, he said, they should endeavour to maintain absolute impartiality and avoid provocative discussions, while urging the security agencies to protect the peace of the country without fear or favour.

  1. How the Flagstaff House received election petition verdict  (31.08.2013)
  2. NPP will come back stronger in 2016 – Karbo  (31.08.2013)
  3. 'Supreme Court judgement victory for all'  (31.08.2013)
  4. FULL SPEECH: What Nana Akufo-Addo said after the verdict  (31.08.2013)
  5. Asiedu Nketia to NPP: 'Lies don’t bring about electoral reforms'  (31.08.2013)
  6. Our credibility is still solid - E.C  (31.08.2013)
  7. Praise Afari-Gyan for Ghana’s peace not Akufo-Addo - Asiedu Nketia  (31.08.2013)
  8. EC not corrupt but incompetent – Arthur K (31.08.2013)
  9. Akufo-Addo made a better speech than Mahama - Kwesi Pratt (31.08.2013)
  10. Full text: Prez Mahama's post-verdict address to the nation (31.08.2013)
  11. Election Petition has been 8 months of legal education - Karbo (31.08.2013)
  12. EC needs structural reforms - Kufuor - 31. August 2013, Ghana Election News
  13. I'm coming; Akufo-Addo tells Supreme Court (24.12.2012)
  14. Mahama Missing At NDC Victory Rally
  15. NPP assures Ghanaians of victory in Court
  16. NPP will proceed to court if the evidence is strong - Arthur K
  17. Police-state harassment a result of election fraud - NPP (24.12.2012)
  18. Press Conference On NPP's Allegations
  19. Shut Up! PNC Fires Ayariga (22.12.2012)
  20. The courts are your only option – Pianim cautions NPP (22.12.2012)
  21. Chief Justice to hear NPP & Akufo-Addo
  22. My Victory is for all Ghanaians- President Mahama
  23. NPP storms Nana house - DAILY GUIDE show damning evidence of systematic NDC vote  inflation across the country
  24. NPP likely to go to court to challenge poll results (11.12.2012)
  25. EC not above the law- Kufuor
  26. NPP to prove alleged electoral fraud later today
  27. I wish NPP were banned from Ghanaian politics - Tony Aidoo
  28. Mahama to set up transition team Monday...
  29. NPP supporters call on leadership to challenge election results
  30. Chief Justice Sets Up Complaints' Secretariats for Post Elections Petitions
  31. Joy FM journalists attacked by NPP supporters  - The Joy team is currently being held at the Nima Police Station for their own safety...
  32. No need for court- AU observer mission
  33. AU chairman to meet Akufo-Addo, Mahama
  34. 17 year-old dies celebrating NDC's victory
  35. Statement: NPP disagrees with E.C declaration of results (10.12.2012)
  36. Mahama should build nation through all-inclusive gov't - Ayariga
  37. Profile of Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama
  38. Election 2012: Mahama retires Akufo-Addo
  39. Raymond blasts Jake over threat to annul results
  40. I am overwhelmed by the victory - Prez Mahama 
  41. Thousands jubilate in President Mahama's victory  .


  1. For all other Election News (from 10th December) - See Main Page - 
  2. NDC supporters throng party Headquarters
  3. Ghana election: Opposition NPP alleges vote fraud
  4. Heavy security presence at EC 
  5. NPP have problem with maths- Asiedu Nketia
  6. PPP calls on EC to delay announcement
  7. We will investigate credible claims if possible- EC
  8. ‘NDC will win to continue the Better Ghana Agenda’
  9. NPP sweeps Tema Parliamentary Seats
  10. Dec. 7 polls: 28 women elected as MPs
  11. NPP Charges Polling Agents
  12. Obasanjo describes Ghana’s election as transparent, free and fair
  13. Appiah Ofori: Why Npp Will Lose
  14. Statement: NDC lauds Peace Council timely intervention
  15. CODEO Commends E.C And Ghanaians
  16. NPP’s Ayikoi Otoo loses Krowor, refuses to concede
  17. PRESS RELEASE!! Movement for Mahama
  18. Election 2012: Joy Fm calls for Mahama
  19. NPC condemns NPP for declaring election results 
  20. NDC urges members to be calm and wait for EC results
  21. President Has Narrow Lead as Second Day of Voting Finishes
  22. Election Winner to be known today (09.12.2012)
  23. Stay calm NDC is ahead - Asiedu Nketia
  24. Presidential and parliamentary election produces amazing outcome in Western Region
  25. Defeated parliamentary candidates contest defeat
  26. EC denies engaging Israeli company to transmit results
  27. Ablekuma North: Machomen burn ballot papers
  28. Ningo residents angry over E.T. Mensah’s win 
  29. Election results can't be doctored - Afari-Gyan
  30. 2 ballot boxes missing at Zabzugu
  31. NPP claims Akufo-Addo cruising with 51.8%, Hannah Tetteh denies losing
  32. Moses Asaga lose Nabdam seat to Boniface Agambilla
  33. NPP supporters besiege private property in Ayawaso-West Wuogon
  34. NDC tells EC to rectify electoral hitches 
  35. Voting to resume in polling stations where verification machines failed 
  36. Agyarko sure of NPP victory
  37. PPP performance very disappointing - Chairman...
  38. Ablekuma West: Ursula & Victoria claim to be winning...
  39. NPP: Only 1% of polling stations vote today
  40. NPP Reminds NDC
  41. Ghana election: Voting enters second day (08.12.2012)
  42. Mike Hammah loses Efutu seat
  43. Nkrumah & Afeku lose, Bissiw, Jamal win
  44. ET Mensah denies losing seat
  45. NDC Urges Followers To Be Vigilant
  46. Adwoa Sarfo reportedly cruising to victory
  47. Ghana decides 2012: Provisional results 
  48. Close of Polls: CODEO Situational Report 
  49. NPP statement: Prez Mahama is interfering in electoral matters
  50. Vote so you are not governed by fools - Mahama
  51. PNC Chairman dead in fatal accident, EC officials injured
  52. Let people with valid IDs vote; verification or not - Prez Mahama
  53. Early voting in Kumasi characterized by long queues
  54. Majority of electorates in Ho likely to vote by mid-day
  55. Voting process delayed in Dome- Kwabenya
  56. Voting delays at Anyaa sowutuom
  57. Former Prez Rawlings casts his ballot at PWD I centre
  58. Ghana is bigger and more important than any of us- Prez Mahama
  59.  Voting takes off at all centres


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