Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has opposed statements made by the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa at the three-day High-level Regional Parliamentary Seminar of the ECOWAS Parliament in Winneba on Wednesday, October 13, 2021.
He accused the E.C chair of having made outright false and fallacious statements aimed at misleading the participants at the just ended programme.
“The EC Chair, falsely claimed that the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections were historic, credible and cost-effective. These assertions by the EC Chairperson are once again a manifestation of her arrogant posturing and arbitrary attitude towards the entire electoral process in Ghana. It is indeed shocking that Madam Jean Mensah would describe the 2020 elections as the best in the history of this country. The utterances are very significant because they have serious consequences for the stability and sustenance of our democracy.
On his accord, the EC Chair is expected to be an unbiased referee and reflect on their shortcomings in the 2020 elections and make the next elections better “but if in the face of overwhelming evidence of very serious anomalies and discrepancies in the 2020 Elections, Madam Jean Mensah can describe these Elections as one of the best in the history of this country, then God help Ghana. An election that saw 8 people losing their lives, innocent Ghanaians murdered in cold blood????”
He indicated that Jean Mensa should have been sincere to the body which for the sake of peace in the ECOWAS sub-region has made treaties to prevent violent conflicts emanating from elections to ensure peace in the region rather than lie to them. “A cursory look at events prior to, during and after the elections, point to the fact that Mrs. Jean Mensah had violated both our National laws and various aspects of the ECOWAS treaty obligations.”
In a release issued by Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, he listed 10 points to counter the claims made by Jean Mensa to the ECOWAS parliament, where she described the 2020 elections as transparent, credible, cost effective and calm.