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Avoid destroying the name of EC - Justice VCRAC Crabbe
Justice VCRAC Crabbe has said the recent attacks on the EC would only spell doom for the country's democracy under which the Commission was instituted.
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According to him, such a move will not be ideal for the country's democratic process.
There has been concerns by groups such as the Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA), Movement for Change (MFC) and Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) over the inability of the EC to compile a new voters' register ahead of the November polls, as the groups argue the current one is bloated.
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A five-member panel was later set up by the Electoral Commission to conduct public hearings over the demands for a new voter register.
But, the EC, in a response said the committee "finds the arguments for a new register unconvincing and therefore does not recommend the replacement of the current voters’ register."
The decision did not go down well with some opposition groups, who have subsequently held series of demonstrations to drum home the need for a new voter register. Others have also raised eyebrows about the readiness of the EC to conduct the November polls.
However, Justice VCRAC Crabbe has said the recent attacks on the EC would only spell doom for the country's democracy under which the Commission was instituted.
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"...If we destroy the Electoral Commission, what is there for us to use, so that we have the democracy that we all want in this country. And therefore I would stress that we have to be very careful so that we don't destroy the very institution which we would use in order to come to power," he told GBC.
Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission has assured Ghanaians that it will ensure credible polls this November as it has began implementing some recommended reforms agreed upon by the Supreme Court and other stakeholders.
“We are ensuring that the election this year is credible, transparent and peaceful... In doing that, we’ve started the process of implementing several reforms. Some of those are as a result of the recommendations made by the Supreme Court during the election petition. Other reforms are those that have been agreed by a wide range of stakeholders including political parties and civil society organizations. And all these reforms are towards strengthening the electoral process and ensuring that the institutions are stronger and independent and that the rules are acceptable to all the key players across the political divide,” Chairperson of the EC, Charlotte Osei, has said.
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