EC Possessed By Some Higher Spirits Beyond Exorcism – Franklin Cudjoe Tweets
Franklin Cudjoe, President of Policy think tank IMANI Africa, has described the posture and utterances of the Electoral Commission (EC) as regards to this year’s electoral process as someone who is been possessed by "some higher spirit beyond exorcism".
Franklin Cudjoe who has on countless occasions argued that the EC is being hostile to the views of other stakeholders in its decision to compile a new electoral roll tweeted, Friday, saying; “The more one listens to the EC commissioners on this horribly managed electoral process, it becomes obvious immediately, that they have been possessed by some higher spirits and beings. They are beyond exorcism,”
The more one listens to the EC commissioners on this horribly managed electoral process, it becomes obvious immediately, that they have been possessed by some higher spirits and beings. They are beyond exorcism.
Some civil society organisations as well as some opposition parties have argued that the current register is good enough to be used for the 2020 polls. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has made known its resolve to kick against the decision as it posits that the time allocated for the EC to compile a new register for the 2020 elections has elapsed.
The party has also made a case that it could put the country in jeopardy considering how public gathering could increase the spread of Coronavirus.
The EC however has insisted that plans are far advanced for the successful take-off of the registration process, stressing it is critical for a free, fair and transparent election. According to the EC, the current voters’ register and its management system and biometric verification devices cannot deliver a credible election.
The EC on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 provided updates on its plans at an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting. The NDC did not turn up for the engagement citing ‘wrong time’ as the basis.
The party has argued that the time for the said meeting, according to a letter it received from the EC was 10pm, only for the engagement to be held in the morning.
“You [EC] write a first letter, get the date wrong, write a second letter seeking to replace the first letter and you got the time wrong and other political parties get the accurate one. What kind of tricks are they playing? Don’t we deserve better; don’t we deserve to be treated with respect as a people and as a political party in this country?” National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi fumed on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme.
Deputy Electoral Commission Chair, Dr. Bossman Asare reacting to the concerns said the EC changed the time and notified the political parties accordingly through their emails.
"We all know that meetings are not held at 10 pm; it was a mistake and our email trail shows that the corrected letters went to two NDC executives. My interpretation is that they are just using it as an excuse," he said on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo.
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