The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is unhappy with the way the Electoral Commission is handling the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-elections.
The opposition party has also criticised the leadership of EC Chairperson Jean Mensa may jeopardize the credibility of the elections.
The NDC claims the EC has not provided a credible register for the by-election which is slated for slated for January 31, 2019.The Electoral Commission (EC) on Thursday said it will use the 2016 voters’ register to conduct the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election, slated for January 31, 2019.
The NDC earlier petitioned the electoral commission to provide it with a credible voters’ register ahead of tomorrow’s bye-elections.
Speaking to Citi News, Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi said, “it is important for as to call on Jean Mensa to sit up.”
“We keep saying that the Jean Mensa-led EC is a looming disaster which portends danger for free an fair elections in this country and for the democracy of Ghana.”
“As Ghanaians, we should all be worried about what is going on because these things do not help the credibility and integrity of the process. It doesn’t engender the confidence, as stakeholders, we need to have in this process.”
Three persons; Madam Lydia Esinam Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party, Delali Kwasi Brempong representing the NDC, and William Dowokpor of the Progressive People’s Party are contesting the by-election.
A lawsuit from NDC member
The EC has already faced some legal action from NDC elements in Ayawaso West Wuogon as the NDC Constituency Chairman of, Bismark Aborbi-Ayitey, filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court challenging the January 31, 2018 date set by the EC for the by-election in the area.
According to the suit, which had the EC and the Attorney General as defendants, the January 31, 2019 date exceeds the 60-day period as stipulated in the constitution.
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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa | citinewsroom.com | Ghana
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