An aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has alleged that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will tamper with Ghana’s constitution if it wins the Ablekuma North parliamentary seat.
The NDC currently holds 183 seats in Parliament and needs just one more to secure an absolute two-thirds majority.
Speaking to journalists at a polling station on Friday, July 11, Miracles claimed the John Mahama-led administration would have unchecked power to impose its will on the nation should it win the seat.
“I already told you yesterday that the election here today is not just about Ablekuma North; it’s about halting a possible parliamentary dictatorship by one party if the people of Ablekuma North do not stop this,” he said.
He added, “What is going to happen is that the NDC, as a party and government in Parliament, will have an absolute super majority, and that gives them the confidence to tamper with the 1992 Constitution and play ball and chess with Ghanaians.”
Meanwhile, the exercise has recorded incidents of chaos at some polling stations, with voting at St. Peter’s Polling Station coming to a halt for hours after a violent invasion by thugs who assaulted several people, including journalists.
Earlier, a police officer was captured in a viral video assaulting a journalist covering the process at one polling station. The officer in question has since been interdicted.
Voters in 19 polling stations returned to the polls on Friday to decide who becomes their Member of Parliament after a six-month impasse.
