General News of Friday, 11 December 2020Source: Happy 98.9FMElection 2020: You’ve the right to demonstrate – Bureau of Public Safety to NDCSome NDC supporters protested at the EC headquarters prior to the official declarationAfter the Electoral Commission (EC) declared Akufo-Addo the President-elect of Ghana on December 9, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) organized a press conference insisting the results was flawed. The Bureau of Public Safety has however sided with the opposition, National Democratic Congress saying that it is in the party’s right to engage in a demonstration. In an interview with Happy 98.9FM’s Sefah-Danquah, the Executive Director for the Bureau of Public Safety said, “Demonstrations are a part of our democracy and that cannot be taken away from us. According to the bureau, it does not matter where and when anyone wants to engage in a demonstration because the law is not against it. Justifying the need for the NDC’s demonstration, Nana Yaw Akwada cited the 2012 election petition as typical example.

Source: GhanaWeb December 11, 2020 17:48 UTC