The Electoral Commission's announcement that the declaration of results of the forthcoming presidential polls could be stopped and a recount initiated if the results were too close has been roundly booed and met with stiff opposition by some of the political parties.
Mrs Charlotte Osei, the EC Chairperson hinted in an interview with the BBC's Akwasi Sarpong last week that a recount of ballots will be ordered when the results are too close to call.
According to her, the commission was expecting to declare the results within 48 and 72 hours after polling ends on December 7 without failure, and that the only thing that may delay or may call for recount is when the result was too close.
She added that the recount will be done to ensure that the wrong person is not declared winner, and to take away every form of doubt in the minds of Ghanaians over the final results.
“Our elections in Ghana tend to be very close. If it is so close, it might be prudent to stop, inform everyone, do a total recount and be sure of what we are announcing finally,” Mrs Osei said in an interview with BBC Africa which was carried live via Facebook on Thursday.
But her position on recount of results has been challenged hours after it went viral.
A leading member of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Charles Owusu argues the EC Chair's character and activities exposes her hidden motives that "she's up to some political mischief" and so", the party will check her every move in this electioneering year.
He vowed that the PPP will not allow for any recounting of the results and warn Madam Charlotte Osei to beware of the repercussions that may accompany her and the Commission's attempts to recount the results.
Contributing to a panel discussion on PeaceFM's "Kokrokoo", Charles Owusu stated emphatically that "Madam Charlotte Osei is joking. There’s too much play on her eyes but Ghana is a serious country. I sometimes ask if there are leaders in Ghana…It’s not the Electoral Commission that calls for recounting. We will not allow that thing to happen in this country. We won’t allow it."
He stressed that "there won’t be any recounting in this country. If there will be recounting, it will be done at where we’re collating the figures together. It won’t be after we’ve declared the elections at the constituency level that we will do the recounting. Change is coming. It will like a dream to Madam Charlotte Osei.”
Also speaking to the issue, the Director of Elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Martin Agyei Mensah Korsah asserted that the commission has no power to call for a recount.
In a radio interview on Accra based Neat FM, he pointed that it was only a candidate or a polling agent who could call for a recount; and noted that, even with that, it has to be done at the polling station or at the constituency collation centre and that cannot be more than two times.
“Maybe the commissioner was referring to the summaries,” he said and added that it was "not the duty of the EC to call for a recount since the law does not permit that, its only candidates or polling agents who can call for a recount. We don’t really understand what she means by that.”
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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This woman(EC Boss) should not think of causing any election violence in Ghana and runaway to the US after, because if violence erupts in Ghana we in the US will be waiting for her. We know where her family lives in the US.
CHARLOTTE OSEI IS FINDING EVERY POSSIBLE MEANS TO RECIEVE THE REMAINING OF HER BRIBE PROMISE CASH FROM NDC
Mahama all the way
How can the EC say they will recount base on the results been too close, and that will ensure the right person is elected, ah i don't understand. i thought the EC must declare the result as per the vote count and whatever credible number she gets. If a presidential candidate gets 50 plus 1 he wins, if non gets that figure, there must be a re-run.No bend no curve.So where from this Madam EC?
This little boy seem to be in the same category of TTTWWWAAATTTS like Hopeson Adoryer. Always talking loose
the woman knows that her boyfriend is going to loose thats why she said "we" will call for recount. do u know who the "we" are? definitely not the electoral commission bcos she knows they can not do that. they (the woman and her boyfriend) can call for recount 1000 times but the more the recount the wider the margin. change is coming!
What makes your ***barred word*** story credible. Continue deceiving your selves. What have you done to deserve a win? You want to jump on pains of national development and come into power to take over the oil, create more EO groups ? It wont happen We saw your 8 years and we are educating the younger ones
How much of Ndouls money are you stealing?
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where is the peace council?