Kennedy Agyapong, New Patriotic Party’s fire brand and a great critic of Madam Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC), has described the decision by the former to disqualify 12 flagbearers from the 2016 General Election contest as a bold one.
Aside Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom’s Progressive People’s Party (PPP) and Dr. Nasigri Mahama’s People National Convention’s (PNC) disqualifications which he said saddens him, the Member of Parliament said the EC Chair has taken the right step in bringing sanity into the December polls.
Meanwhile, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, a lawyer in an interview has opined that the court can nullify the EC’s decision to disqualify the aspirants from the December polls if it is proven that the election body failed to draw their attention within the stipulated time, to make corrections on their nomination forms.
But a deputy Communications Director at EC, Yusif Ayuba, speaking on Citi FM on Monday morning, argued that the Commission followed due procedure in vetting and announcing the status of the respective political parties aspiring for presidency in the upcoming General Elections, so they are not at fault.
“We made it clear that they must make sure that they meet all the requirements in law to be able to qualify to become candidates. For the forms that they submitted to the Electoral Commission, we went through it and we realized a number anomalies. Those who brought the forms early we notified them to come and pick them and make sure that they do the correction and resubmit them within the stipulated time in law,” he observed.
“The Electoral Commission did its homework well. We did due diligence to the information that they provided and based on the requirement of law, we disqualified persons who did not meet those requirements,” he added.
Basing his comments on the statement by the deputy communications director of which he believes it is true, Kennedy Agyapong who was speaking on Badwam Political talk show on Adom TV on Tuesday Morning, emphasized that the EC chair has not done anything wrong but must be commended for her boldness.
When asked why he was being lenient with Madam Charlotte Osei, for whom he has been criticizing ever since she was appointed the EC chair, Kennedy Agyapong pointed out that, his comments tells the world that he is discerning and not bias.
“I am not bias, I will commend her when she is right and criticize her when the need be”, he stated.
He was however shocked that people were not concerned about the insults flagbearer of All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has rained on the EC chair, adding that it would have been a different thing altogether if he was the one.
Source: myradio360.com
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I think people are now reasoning. We have justices in this country who are dispensing justice to all. The selective justice will not augur well for us. We are failing our future generations, I dare say.
How many people in Ghana read or listerns to manifestos... make we think. On Ken we hold you higher than Ayariga thats why, we know you are a santa, more sensible than ***barred word*** ayariga
This EC chair must be brought to order. How can Konadu know that a voter endorsing her has registered twice? This is a bad basis to disqualify her. Next time EC will disqualify both NDC and NPP presidential candidates using the same reason and heaven will break loose.... Ghanaians must call the EC to order. Some of the errors on the forms can be corrected and the candidates reinstated.
Ken. please this was a well calculated ploy by EC/NDC to dose-off your party's manifesto and its good content. DON'T FALL PRAY! Talk about your manifesto and its content! EC/NDC is very wicked and always plan mischief!
EEi okweku the gramatical teacher keep marking....Ken ayariga is loosing his IQ and the begining of ma*dness ios what he started to leave him and lets preach change
You guys don't get it. We all want sanity in our body politics but this must be achieve through due process and not by the whims and caprices of the EC boss. I detest the publicity given to the likes of Akua Donkor and Ayaricough but we live in a country ruled by law not by men ( or in this case a woman). From what has transpired, all that it is required to DISQUALIFY a major candidate in future is to influence a subscriber who has signed for say NPP and make him/her sign for another smaller party nominee and then that major party candidate will be disqualified. Let's prune the nominees but it must be fairly done. The reasons assign for the disqualifications of Mrs Rawlings and Dr Nduom do not hold water and must be condemned by all who respect the rule of law. An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere. #MahamaTwaso#
......is discerning and not bias??????! Please edit your news. It is sometimes downright distasteful to read ungrammatical sentences!