Member of Parliament [MP] for Lower Manya Constituency in the Eastern Region, Ebenezer Okletey Tei-Larbi, has dismissed suggestions by the ruling New Patriotic Party [NPP] that the opposition party has a political axe to grind with the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, for opposing certain decisions of the EC.
To him, the NDC is only putting the EC Chair on right path and pales in comparison to what the then opposition party did to Jean Mensa's predecessor.
"We are being charitable to this woman as compared to how members of the ruling party treated Charlotte Osei during her chairperson days all in the name of her being appointed as EC boss during NDC’s era . . . seriously what NPP did to Charlotte Osei, especially when you read or look at the reasons assigned for her removal from office, it will not be pleasant for the NPP should the same course be repeated when a new party come to power," Hon Okletey Tei-Larbi stated.
Speaking on UTV’s newspaper political discussion segment on ‘Adekye Nsroma’, the Lower Manya MP called on the EC boss to bear in mind that even though she has the powers to compile a new voters register, she should not ignore the advice of members of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), and other stakeholders.
“Yes, the laws of the land mandate her to compile a new voters' register but she should as well know that by convention in Ghana, electoral processes have been demystified to a level that all political parties and stakeholders play a vital role to its success," Hon Okletey Tei-Larbi added.
The EC announced that it would procure a new biometric voter management system (BVMS) and compile a new voters register since the current system is outdated.
While some 13 political parties led by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has thrown its weight behind the EC for a new BVMS and compilation of the new register, the Inter-Party Resistance Against the New Voters Register led by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have kicked against it.
Meanwhile, the EC says the procurement of a new BVMS and compiling of a new register will save the country GH₵173.07 million, compared to upgrading the current system.
However, the Electoral Commission (EC) says it will begin compiling the new voters register for the December 2020 elections in April.
The commission added it hopes to end the exercise by the end of May.
Source: Elizabeth Semiheva Bedi/ peacefmonline.com / [email protected]
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You can't do foko. The register would be done either thru the Nia or a completely new one and you can't even burn the sea
This mp is a joker look npp know how you organise your krobo guys to dump trash into your matrimnial home bed what is shameful more than what you did to your wife? today you get nerves to speak against the EC?Its only in Ghana you can have peopple like this guy to be in AUGUST house by the way have you cleanse the bed you damaged? this your behavior caused you by loosing your appointment as deputy minister of land mineral resources by the late president Atta Mills.
I schit into every NDC member's mouth inside with the gbuntui into Mahama's mouth inside
Why can't you and your confused, sham e1ess and cr@@kish NDC bow down your heads in shame and keep mute.
Why this EC woman can not bow down her head in shame and resign peaceful instead of ......... hmmmmm
these fuuuulish ndc an1mals think they can threaten Ghanaians their stupiddd comments, what is the crime of the chairperson of the EC if not the names you sneaked into the 2012 voters register by other ecowas nationals what at all is in it that a change of it will affect you, ***barred word*** crim1als who has always rigged elections to win. never again are we going to allow ndc to rig elections in ghana through over bloated voters register, kwahia buuuuului
WHAT IS JEAN MENSAH'S CRIME? PLEASE WE DO NOT HAVE SHORT MEMORIES ANYMORE. UNFORTUNATELY FOR YOU WE NOW HAVW LONG MEMORIES, SO WE REMEMBER THE FACTS FROM THE LIES YOU ARE SPEWING
Are you going to kill her because she wants to write a new voters register? I pray the EC stands its ground and compile a new register. And I will be very surprised if NDC members go and queue to write their names. The days of threats by Rawlings to intimidate Ghanaians over election matters are over. Your threats are just vale and the EC will perform according to their mandate and the tenets of the constitution. ANY TWERP CAN GO TO COURT! And the doors of the courts are always open.
So take her to the cleaners if you have to. I guess the NDC should go back and defend statements made by their current flagbearer, then president, on the way the EC should be "treated" by citizens. Then after removing that log from their eyes, then they can clearly see the spec in someone else's eyes.