Ghanaians should continue to believe in the Electoral Commission in spite of recent happenings that have brought its credibility into question, Communications Minister Edward Omane Boamah has urged.
The Electoral Commission has suffered a few legal setbacks, the most recent being Friday’s ruling by an Accra High Court reversing its disqualification of Progressive People’s Party (PPP) flag bearer Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom from contesting in the 2016 presidential elections.
The EC on September 30, 2016, refused to accept the nomination forms of Dr Nduom – and 12 other presidential aspirants – for what it termed were infractions on their forms, forcing the businessman-cum-politician to head to court to challenge the decision.
Earlier in the week, a civil servant, Kwesi Eshun, succeeded in getting an Accra High Court to compel the EC to provide all presidential and parliamentary candidates contesting the 2016 elections with collation sheets after this year's polls in order to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections.
The EC is also to ensure that all returning officers at the 29,000 polling stations sign the collation sheets before the results are declared and transferred.
With rising perception that the EC’s integrity has been torn to shreds following these developments, Dr Boamah advised that care should be taken not to trash the electoral body, given its accomplishments after more than two decades of superintending polls in the country.
“What I would say is [that] as much as possible we should also be careful not to bastardise the Electoral Commission, the commission which since 1992 has helped us get to where we are. As a country our democracy is very, very respected. Even when at times US’ democracy was threatened, I think, Ghana, we could say that we stood the test of time,” he said on Multi TV’s Newsfile on Saturday October 29.
“I strongly believe that the men and women serving at the commission and also serving as supporting staff of the commission have what it takes to get us to the Promised Land.”
Ghana goes to the polls on December 7, 2016 to elect a president and 275 lawmakers for another four years.
Source: Class FM
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Doesn't the EC have a P.R.O, why does the ndc government always have the need to defend and protect the EC? It's so obvious, the stake u have in the EC.
What is the matter with this OLUU Omane Boama a double agent in the NDC whilst in bed with the NPP and licking information to the NPP ; a uless doctor who has ventured into politics to lie and cheat as an evil propaganda chief as Goebels the former NAZI CHIEF !!!!! ; how come when NDC thiffs attack the Chief Justice and threaten to 'ice' the CJ ; Jon Mahama goes to release these NDC KRIMINALS and then we have this Mrs Osei making unpardonable mistake which are likely to plunge this country into fire and an NDC ediotic full like Omane Boama rather seem to sympathise with her ; Mrs Osei MUST RESIGN HER POST AS THE EC NOW !!!!!!!!
fiafito are worried, ola are scared , julo is ashamed, n,d,c is out, from gh people
Mr. Minister,please,tell your supporters to stop unnecessary attacks on Chief Justice.By the way,are you now the PRO for EC?. NDC your time is up.
why cant the same government speak against people who attack the chief justice and the judiciary?