Citi Newsroom has published a story with the screaming headline, ‘We’re not brothers – Dafeamekpor tells Afenyo-Markin. The South Dayi MP issued this stern warning about potential repercussions arising out of the 9 seats stolen by the NDC which are being reversed to their rightful owners.
Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor expressed a strong disapproval of the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, saying he and the NPP are flagrantly violating legal protocols.
In his view, the NPP has retrieved 7 out of the 9 seats using unscrupulous methods. He further accused the NPP of engaging in political manipulation to get the seats under contention. He indicates that the matter is in court and same should not be dealt with until the courts adjudicate the matter.
He ends by stating that “When we take over power, we will demonstrate where true power lies” in an interview with TV3.
Dafeamekpor, for some grotesque reasons, seems to be living in Wonderland, just like the famed Alice in fairytales. Ghana, in case he is still slumbering, is not a jungle.
We have a working constitution that does not allow people who think they are more Ghanaians than others to violate the inalienable rights of others. The era of ‘only the strongest survives’ is a relic of the past.
The NDC may have won more seats, that in itself does not mean that they can apply the laws of the land capriciously or whimsically. They cannot misuse their numerical advantage to engage in unlawful acts.
If the intent is to physically beat our MPs or prevent them from playing their roles and responsibilities as stipulated by the constitution of the Republic of Ghana, then he has been a dreamer for far too long.
It is important to ask Dafeamekpor to point out which case or matter is pending before the courts for which reason the re-collation ought not to be continued. There is no such case before the courts.
What the NDC sent to the High Court was thrown away as the EC was directed by the court to go ahead to re-collate the results in the 9 affected constituencies. The fact that they are going to the Supreme Court does not mean the exercise should be stalled because the apex court is yet to sit on the matter. The EC is, therefore, required to carry out its mandate per the directive of the High Court.
Dafeamekpor should snap out of his delusional state of mind and look at the issues objectively. His threats can only be implemented in his mind but not practically because we live in a country with laws.
P.K. Sarpong, Whispers from the Corridors of the Thinking Place.
