The Electoral Commission (EC) has come under heavy fire from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which has questioned its impartiality in regulating Ghana’s democratic process.
This outburst follows the EC’s disqualification of Joana Gyan Cudjoe, the NDC’s parliamentary candidate for Amenfi Central.
Speaking to reporters in Accra on October 17, NDC General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey openly said that the EC is unsuitable to referee the nation’s democratic process, citing instances of misbehaviour such as the SALL affair.
Kwetey contended that rather than using the ballot box to influence election results, the EC’s activities revealed a troubling willingness to do so through administrative and legal scheming.
“The people of Ghana must not be fooled. The disqualification of Madam Joana Gyan Cudjoe is part of a broader pattern of misconduct by an Electoral Commission that has shown time and again that it is unfit to referee the democratic process.
“From SALL to Amenfi Central, the EC’s actions reveal a dangerous intent to rig elections not through the ballot box, but through legal trickery and administrative subterfuge.
“This latest travesty must not be allowed to stand. If we do not stop the EC now, then tomorrow it could be your constituency, your representative, your right to vote that is denied.”
The NDC’s General Secretary strongly condemned the Electoral Commission for its alleged failure to verify whether an injunction had been stayed or vacated.
Fifi Kwetey views this oversight as a blatant disregard for due process, labelling it as “bad faith”.
“To further expose the wicked agenda of the Jean Mensa-led EC, it has emerged that the Electoral Commission showed its true intentions when it issued the letter of disqualification on 10th October 2024, a full six days before even bothering to check whether the injunction had been stayed or vacated.
“This blatant disregard for due process is a clear indication of their bad faith. It wasn’t until October 16, that the EC wrote to the Sekondi High Court to inquire about the status of the injunction, a desperate and shameful attempt to justify an unlawful decision after the facet.”
The EC made its announcement on October 16 and cited a court case that is still pending that raises doubts about Joana’s eligibility to run in the general elections of 2024 on the NDC ticket.
Source: Citinewsroom