President-elect John Dramani Mahama has told the Electoral Commission (EC) to apply the rules of the game fairly in handling the results from the nine outstanding constituencies.
Mr Mahama said the EC cannot be shifting the goalpost and applying the rules when it suits them. "The few outstanding issues arising from the elections where nine constituencies are in dispute and we think that the EC should act in a principled manner.
Speaking to African ambassadors and high commissioners on Friday, December 20, Mr Mahama said "You cannot change the rules when it suits you and apply different rules when different circumstances exist.
There was a particular case in 2020 and the EC came out clearly that if a declaration had been made, it was not the duty of the commission to adjudicate it and the court was the right place to go. "So, if a declaration has been made, it doesn't matter under what circumstance; they are saying some are under duress.