ADVERTISEMENT

EC must declare total number registered – Group demands

Pressure group, Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVC) is asking the Electoral Commission (EC) to disclose to the general public, the total number of Ghanaians registered under the botched continuous voter registration exercise

 

Pressure group, Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVC) is asking the Electoral Commission (EC) to disclose to the general public, the total number of Ghanaians registered under the botched continuous voter registration exercise.

A statement signed by the convener, David Asante said the alliance was happy about the EC’s decision to halt the process after concerns were raised that, stakeholders were not informed before the commencement of the exercise. However, to avoid any form of doubt, the commission should make full disclosure of the exercise.

“We are glad with the response of the electoral commission to our call and that of all the political parties to suspend the continuous registration exercise it decided to embark on. That was the most appropriate thing to do. That exercise was nothing short of an illegality,”

“While congratulating all the parties and bodies that rose to speak against the EC’s handling of the process, the LMVC is going further to demand that the commission publishes details and outcome of the few days of registration that took place albeit through that window of illegality. We are aware that most places could not even receive registration materials and the public’s awareness of the exercise was abysmal.”“The electoral commission’s decision in springing up such unpleasant surprise of an illegality can only be described as a deliberate attempt to pad up numbers to the already bloated and discredited electoral register.”“The let my vote count alliance is calling on the Electoral Commission to with the same degree of urgency make full disclosure to the general public, the total number of Ghanaians registered under the exercise. The breach of CI 72, the legal regime for the continuous registration exercise is a matter of great concern to all Ghanaians”“The acceptability of elections result of 2016 and future largely depends on the conduct of the commission. In the light of the above, we wish to put on record that the performance of the Electoral commission of Ghana in recent times has not only been unsatisfactory but highly unacceptable and volatile for our democratic forward match.”“The decision to call for an IPAC meeting to address the issue after suspending the exercise at this point is not just enough, Ghanaians want to know more. Is the Electoral commission working in cahoots with the NDC hoping to bloat the already highly discredited voters register to favor them?”“Is the commission really working independent of the executive and all major political parties?“Increasingly, more and more Ghanaians are losing confidence in the ability of the EC as currently constituted. It calls for a radical reform of the culture of the institution, its management practices and the integrity of its leadership personnel. It is with this in mind that the whole nation is nervous about who takes over after Dr Afari Gyan and how acceptable will the process of appointing his replacement be”, the statement said.

JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!

Unblock notifications in browser settings.
ADVERTISEMENT

Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:

Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh

ADVERTISEMENT