A former Attorney General Martin Amidu has said the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission from day one “rigged” the December 7 polls in favour of her "preferred candidates".
In his latest article he wrote: “There can be no free, transparent and fair elections when any of the disqualified aspiring candidates and any political party sponsoring them have their names added to the ballot more than three weeks belatedly, because the Commissioner’s preferred and approved candidates would have had an unequal advantage over them in the contest for the Presidency.”
“Nobody can convince such candidates, their political parties, and supporters and the objective observer that they had a level playing field for the 7th December 2016 elections within the letter and spirit of the constitution. The Commissioner has effectively rigged the election from day one against them. I have already said elsewhere that this Commissioner was appointed with a rigging agenda. Let us as citizens defend the Constitution by watching her every step during this election,” he added.
Below is Mr Amidu’s full statement:
THE INEXPERIENCE, INCOMPETENCE AND ARROGANCE OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER IS BECOMING DANGEROUS – MARTIN A. B. K. AMIDU
The Electoral Commissioner does not appear to understand that the letter and spirit of the 1992 Constitution on the representation of the people enjoins her to ensure that every political party and its aspiring presidential candidate or an individual aspirant has equal time and opportunity to canvass for the votes of the electorate.
This is why the statement made on behalf of the Commissioner and published on myjoyonline of 2nd November 2016 stating that the Commissioner “will be able to pull off successful parliamentary on (sic) presidential elections on December 7 notwithstanding law suits threatening the process” demonstrates once more the incompetence, inexperience and utter lack of understanding of the letter and the spirit of the 1992 Constitution mandating the Commissioner to supervise the organization of a free, transparent and fair multiparty Presidential Elections.
The election date of 7th December 2016 is just about a month away and the Commissioner has the impudence to tell citizen voters that she is capable of conducting the elections within two weeks forgetting that her pride, intransigence and arrogance are already depriving the aspiring candidates of political parties and others who may eventually qualify to be on the ballot of their constitutional right to equal opportunity and time to canvass the electorate for their votes before the elections. Printing ballot papers for the presidential election means nothing to the rights of a political party and its candidate or individual aspiring candidates and their supporters who might have been deprived of an equal, fair and transparent right to participate in the electioneering campaign “intended to influence the composition and policies of the Government” to be elected.
Every citizen has a fundamental guaranteed right to join a political party and to participate freely with that political party in shaping the political will of the people, to disseminate information on political ideas and other programmes and to sponsor candidates to the office of the President of Ghana. Such a guaranteed right is rendered nugatory and pointless when candidates have only two weeks to canvass the electorate for support for the elections on 7th December 2016.
There can be no free, transparent and fair elections when any of the disqualified aspiring candidates and any political party sponsoring them have their names added to the ballot more than three weeks belatedly, because the Commissioner’s preferred and approved candidates would have had an unequal advantage over them in the contest for the Presidency. Nobody can convince such candidates, their political parties, and supporters and the objective observer that they had a level playing field for the 7th December 2016 elections within the letter and spirit of the constitution.
The Commissioner has effectively rigged the election from day one against them. I have already said elsewhere that this Commissioner was appointed with a rigging agenda. Let us as citizens defend the Constitution by watching her every step during this election.
Martin A. B. K. Amidu 2nd November 2016
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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WE CALL PEOPLE LIKE THIS LAWYERS. SPEAK ANY HOW TO BRING CONFUSION. INTELLECTUAL MAD-NESS. THIS IS SHARE ENVINESS. YOU CAN GO AND BURN THE SEA. YOU THINK DISGRACING AND CALLING HER NAMES WILL MAKE YOU ASCEND TO THE POSITION OF ELECTORAL COMMISIONER. SHAME ON YOU. YOU WILL REMAIN JOBLESS AND CONTINUE TAKING THOUSAND,THOUSAND FROM THE OPPOSITION.A DISGRACE TO THE GHANA B A R.
It is true that the finds work for the idle hands. Unemployment can also be one of the constant attacks on the Government by Amidu. could he afford the time those days back when he was in government to write such publications about Government and its agencies which was part of. Now that he is unemployed, he say all manner things against the system, since when has he stated seeing all these evil about the state? 2012 if could remember, how old is he? was he writing things from his en fancy up to 2012? He has suddenly become a more Ghanaian than any other person in Ghana after he is out of Job.
I RESPECT THIS MAN A LOT. HE IS BOLD AND NOT AFRAID TO STAND FRO THE TRUTH. FOLLOW WHAT IS GOING ON CRITICALLY AND YOU CAN TELL THAT WHAT THIS MAN IS SAYING IS THE TRUTH. SINCE THIS CHARLOTTE WOMAN CAME INTO OFFICE AS EC BOSS ALWAYS DOING THINGS IN FAVOUR OF ONE PARTY. THE OTHERS DARE COMPLAIN AND NDC JUMPS ON THEM. IT IS CLEAR SHE IS DOING THE BIDDING OF NDC BUT IT WON'T WORK. JUST BE FREE AND FAIR, THAT'S ALL.
Whether a minister or not, Mr Amidu still holds his integrity. Who among the current NDC stealing Army can stand for INTEGRITY CHECK? none! Posterity will judge Mr Amidu. At least he will go down as one of the few NDC ministers under Mills/Mahama who never duped the nation. And his children's children will even benefit from this selfless act of Mr Amidu.
One of the few wise men in NDC. Martin is 100% right. NDC implanted Charlotte to rig the elections for them but it won't work.
NDC POLITICKING TRICKS (1) NDC is HIDING BEHIND EC TO STOP SMALLER PARTIES TO AVOID SECOND ROUND (2) NDC HIDING BEHIND EC TO SUPPRESS THE MEDIA DURING ELECTION DAY (3) NDC HIDING BEHIND PALIAMENT TO APPROVE LOANS. THESE ARE MONIES THEY NEED TO INFLUENCE POLLING AGENTS, SOME JOUNALISTS, EC OFFICIALS (4) NPP SHOULD WATCH CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING (a) THE PRINTING OF DOUBLE 'PINK SHEETS' (b) THE PRINTING OF DOUBLE BALLOT PAPERS (c) NPP SHOULD WATCH THE POLLING AGENTS CAREFULLY. IF POSSIBLE CHANGE THEM RANDOMLY
THIS GUY THEY SHOCK ME WAA, WATI BE THIS, NA GHANA BE YOUR OWN. YOU NO DEY SENSE PASS ANYBODY. NA BITTER NESS DEY DO YOU SO. MASSER COMOT FOR DEE, MAKI ALLOW EC DO AM JOB. MR. BITTER MAN.
If those passing bitter commentaries here find no wisdom in what Martin is saying, then we are in a much bigger problem. Ghana indeed has stopped thinking. We only think when we realize we have an advantage over the other person. We are in trouble. This generation can't think far.
Yes, it is true Mr Martin Amidu has become a loose cannon firing from all cylinders. At times I am compelled to believe that Martin Amidu is purely acting from "sour grapes". Where from this conclusion ? And which analysis support this so called assertions ? If Martin Amidu thinks this is another avenue for him to rejuvenate and assert his dead political life, then he is hallucinating. Martin Amidu has shot down his own political career and is now trying to gather the pieces together. Too late Mr Amidu;
If only Ghana had just a handful of bold courageous men like Martin Amidu, we would have long put behind us the social, political and economic quagmire we find ourselves in today.