Former Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has expressed that one of his biggest regrets is not securing a return to government for the NDC during his time as chairman.

In an interview on Starr Chat with Bola Ray, Dr. Ampofo noted that the election results might have been different had there not been issues like police brutality, killings, and a compromised electoral environment in certain constituencies.

He believes that without these challenges, the NDC could have won a parliamentary majority, which would have significantly shifted the election outcome in their favor.

“I am saying that in the absence of police brutalities and the killing of people, and ensuring that the environment for free, fair, and transparent elections did not happen in those constituencies, we would have won the parliamentary majority. And that would have turned the scale in our favor.

“The results that were achieved, both at the presidential and parliamentary levels. You know, in the history of this country, it’s the first time that a party within four years has been able to improve their total vote by over two million. Yes, under my leadership. We were able to improve our vote from 4.2 to about 6.3 million in four years,” he remarked.

Dr. Ampofo also expressed uncertainty about the final election results of 2020.

He highlighted that under his leadership, the NDC achieved a historic increase in total votes, rising from 4.2 million to about 6.3 million in just four years.He emphasized that if the NDC had not meticulously compiled their own results, they would have lost several constituencies they eventually won.

Dr. Ampofo cited issues with result tabulation and dissatisfaction with the Electoral Commission's final results as reasons for seeking legal redress in court.

“There was a lot of back-and-forth, with changes being made multiple times, and all we wanted was for the woman to finally stand trial, to come and explain the reasons to the Supreme Court,” the former National Chairman of the NDC stated.