For the first time in the history of Ghana’s elections, television cameras will be allowed to provide live coverage of activities within the National Election Collation Centre at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) in Accra, Mrs Charlotte Osei, Chair of the EC, has revealed.
According to her, this is a move to make the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections more transparent.
Speaking at the Editors’ Forum in Accra on Thursday, 10 November, in Accra, Mrs Osei said: “For the first time at the National Collation Centre, we will allow the TV cameras in so that everyone will see the process as the results come in from the collation centres.
“So, as the results come and as we put them together, the whole country will have the privilege of walking with us along that chain, so, this makes it very difficult for anyone to play mischief, for anyone to amend the results because everyone and all the parties’ candidates and their party agents will have the result.
“It is really impossible for the chair of the Electoral Commission, working with all the other commissioners, to change any of the results because we really lack the ability to be at the 29,000 polling stations and the 275 constituencies and we also lack the ability to grab the results that are being held by the candidates and their party agents and amend all that.”
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The EC is doing this because after all the Constituency Collated Results will be pasted for every one to see. Massaging the results at the National Collation Centre can no more be done as when Mahama in 2012 had 400,000 votes than all NDC parliamentary candidates together.
hahahahahahahahahahahah masre saaa. Even people claim the US election was rigged in favor` of Trump how much more Ghana
this is comendable
Good job madam at list for the first time something really good coming from madam EC office try madam safe your good name is better than rich what ever come on December 7 that will remain in your profile for the rest of life good or bard forget of NDC NPP and orders do your job well Allah will protect you if your planing to do the right thing on coming December 7
The EC has justified to the good people of Ghana why ares not to be trusted...I Believe all the parties should be very vigilant at the polling station and constituency level because thats the anticipated point of rigging....Is a shame to find people loose trust in the commission...
ppl like kojo and kwaku asare will NEVER trust anybody not even Jesus Christ. ppl like these have close mind and can't see anything positive that the EC does. By their fruit you shall know them
hey madam pause!!!your officers at the polling stations will do all the dirty works before it comes to the so called strong room.so chose intelligent and God fearing people to do that job.
Still we do not trust you Madam. If you massage figures, you will see people's power.
I AM BEGINNING TO SEE LIGHT IN THE MYSTERIOUS DARK ROOM CALLED THE STRONG ROOM WHERE RIGGING TOOK PLACE. THANK GOD CAMERAS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR LIVE TELECAST. WE NEED FREE, FAIR, TRANSPARENT AND PEACEFUL ELECTIONS. GOD HELP GHANA.