Nationwide Chairman of the ruling Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has referred to as for the speedy dismissal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Fee (EC), Jean Mensa, alongside along with her two deputies, Dr Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey, in addition to Fee member Dr Peter Appiahene.
In response to Mr Nketia, the present management of the election administration physique has confirmed incompetent, citing as proof the unresolved Ablekuma North parliamentary outcomes, which stay pending greater than six months after the 2024 basic election.
In an interview with Accra-based Pleasure Information, he described the EC’s present management as unfit for function and emphasised the necessity for a whole “reset” of the Fee.
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He asserted:
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The way in which the EC is working now will not be match for function. With all of the legal guidelines now we have, there isn’t any justification for an election to finish in a stalemate. Our authorized framework makes no room for such an final result until individuals are merely failing to do their jobs correctly. It is a clear case of negligence or an incapability to carry out its features.
Mr Nketia additionally referenced the controversial disenfranchisement of residents in Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lolobi, and Likpe (SALL) through the 2020 parliamentary elections.
He mentioned:
The Electoral Fee must be reset, and this isn’t the one subject. Bear in mind, 4 years in the past, there was the case of SALL — a complete constituency went unrepresented in Parliament for a full time period. Since this Fee took over, it has by no means carried out an election that has been deemed passable.
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His remarks come amid rising stress on the EC to finish the collation of outcomes for the Ablekuma North constituency. The Fee has cited safety issues for the delay, whereas each parliamentary candidates — Akua Afriyie of the NPP and Ewurabena Aubyn of the NDC — have claimed victory.
Two petitions submitted to take away EC management
In the meantime, two separate petitions have been submitted to President John Mahama, urging him to take away the EC Chairperson and her deputies.
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The primary petition, dated 8 January 2025 and filed by the Optimistic Transparency and Accountability Motion – Ghana (PTAAM-GH), accuses the Fee of inflicting important monetary loss to the state via the compilation of a brand new voter register and the procurement of recent biometric units forward of the 2020 elections.
A second petition, submitted on Monday, 27 January by a involved citizen, alleges that the EC management violated Article 42 of Ghana’s 1992 Structure. It accuses the Fee of incompetence, bias, and particularly references the disenfranchisement of voters within the SALL areas.
