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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I FEEL MORE ENLIGHTENED ANYTIME I READ FROM MARTIN AMIDU, HE'S MAKING LOGIC HERE, IF FOR NOTHING WHY EC IS TAKING AN ENTRENCH POSITION IN NOT ALLOWING THE COURT RULING STAYS AS IT IS, WHAT WILL YOU GAIN BY DISQUALIFYING PPP?, MARTIN AMIDU IS NOT JEALOUS FOR ANYTHING BUT WILL NOT CONDONE THE NDC'S CORUPTION.
Martin Amidu is doing all this out of Jealousy and bitterness. Late prof Mills used you as a running mate and lost and used Alhaji Mumuni too and lost. But when the late prof won with Mahama you have never seen any attractiveness in the party...people these days can go any extent to fulfill a selfish desire.. its a shame though
THIS MARTIN AMIDU CHARACTER IS SO FULL OF HIMSELF. IS HE SAYING THAT ANYONE BAR HIM CAN DO A DECENT JOB OTHER THAN HIM. IF HE HAS A BONE TO PICK WITH HIS PREVIOUS PAY MASTERS HE SHOULD DEAL WITH THEM AND STOP WASTING OUR EARS. WAS HE NOT WITH RAWLINGS HE HE APPOINTED THE PREVIOUS COMMISSIONERS TO DO A JOB FOR THEM OR IS BECAUSE HE WAS THEN IN GOVERNMENT. I THINK WHAT WE SHOULD BE VIGILANT ABOUT IS CHARACTERS SUCH AS HIM.
This man is great. The EC boss is too naive and inexperienced. She is not knowledgeable either. She is behaving like a university examiner waiting to mark down the boy who he saw chasing his girl friend on campus to show him where power lies by failing him. Is filling EC forms an examination to merit disqualification of a whole presidential candidate? God save Ghana?
WHICH POLITICAL PARTY MADE AMIDU WHO HE IS TODAY. LOOK AT HIS GROUP IN THE NDC KOFI TOTOBI, PROF KWAMENA AHOI. AND MANY OTHERS ARE IN THE FEILD WORKING HARD TO KEEP THE NDC IN POWER. THIS MAN WANTS THE NDC TO LOOSE AND DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES. AM NOT SURPRISED OUR NPP PEOPLE ARE SO HAPPY ANYTIME AMIDU SPEAKS BECOURSE HE SPEAKS FOR THEM. BUT IN THEIR PARTY IF ANY BODY SPEAKS LIKE THAT THAT PERSON IS DENGEROUSE AND HE IS TOLD TO ***barred word***. THEY HAVE DONE THAT TO WEREKO BROBBEY, NYAHO TAMAKLOE, KWAME PIANIM AND MANY OTHERS AND THEY HAVE GONE MUTE. THE NDC HAS LEFT AMIDU TO SPEAK AND THATS MATURITY.
Martin I salute!! This woman should be probed and sacked immediately NPPP takes office, she is a nation wrecker and has evi.l intents.
I feel proud to be a Ghanaian each time I read from Martin Amidu about his patriotism for this country of ours. JM organised the killing of Mills so he can be a President of this country and now that, he has failed as a President he want to use the Charlotte Osei to remain in power. JM's days are numbered and so he is afraid Akuffo Addo will come after them when he wins. I will vote for NPP simply to collect the numerous corruption monies taken by JM and his followers. Paa Kwasi Nduom will be the next Agric Minister, Martin Amidu - Attorney General and Ghana will work again.
Martin Amidu jealousy will kill you and nana konadu agyemang rawlings. Whatever you beef is against JDM, your wish will come true. I don't care if the elections are rigged in favor of JDM as long as he is doing a great job for Ghana. Even here in the US Donald dumb trump is complaining of the elections being rigged
the diabolical plans of ***barred word*** osei would fail.
Please if you are NPP supporter and you believe this seasonal M A D man then dont go and vote on December 7th becos your vote has already been stolen for President Mahama.