By: Maame Efua Kwaduah
Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Omane Boamah has responded to the Electoral Commission’s (EC) claim that it will not manipulate the voter’s register.
On Monday, September 2, the EC firmly denied allegations of adding names to the voters’ register to benefit any political party in the 2024 elections.
The EC’s Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Bossman Asare assured that the commission has no intention of inflating the register to favor any political party.
However, in a Facebook post, Dr. Omane Boamah raised concern about Ghana’s electoral integrity in light of these developments.
He expressed worry over reports that the EC’s district office in Pusiga had transferred individuals without following due process, questioning the credibility of the voters’ register.
While acknowledging that reasonable mistakes can occur, Dr. Omane Boamah emphasized that “terrible crooked and criminal mistakes” are unacceptable.
He questioned the credibility of the register, asking why the Deputy Chairman mentioned that Pusiga was able to transfer people without adhering to the process if there was no intention by the EC to manipulate the election.
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INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION’S JUST ENDED PRESS CONFERENCE
The humiliating display of incompetence by the Electoral Commission of Ghana
The Electoral Commission has admitted their data management is not only poor but incurably pathetic if external assistance is not injected urgently.
EC, you did not willingly give out the 2024 PVR timeously…. we dragged it out of you!
How could the EC describe the register that has not been corrected as “robust and credible”?
If the register is credible, why did the Deputy Chairman state that Pusiga was able to transfer people without recourse to the process?
No intention to rig by EC?
We can not go into the heads of the top EC officials… Wisdom from Macbeth: “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.”
Ghana’s pedigree in elections was not built on the current track record.
The EC has a lot to hide! 35 unanswered questions about stolen/missing BVR and BVD kits.
Human endeavor… bound to be mistakes?
Reasonable mistakes can be understood but not terrible crooked and criminal mistakes!
How could a District Officer transfer voters without their knowledge? How many more are hiding?
Recommendations
Because many EC Regional Directors and District Electoral Officers are aware this register is not credible, we demand the following:
- EC must fully explain what transpired at PUSIGA that led to the Director’s interdiction.
- Corrections must continue.
- RE-EXHIBITION is non-negotiable!
- Forensic audit is non-negotiable!