The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced it is taking steps to strengthen the transmission and management of election results ahead of future elections.
According to the Electoral Commission, they plan to review Constitutional Instrument 127 (CI 127), which regulates the conduct of elections.
Samuel Dottoh Kwaah, the EC’s Director of Electoral Services, made this known during an inter-party dialogue organised by the National Peace Council in Accra on Tuesday, August 11.
He argued that the EC plans to address how people disrupted the 2024 elections ballot papers and result forms.
The EC’s Director of Electoral Services stated, “There’s a need to address some of the challenges from now on. In addressing some of these challenges, we have to come out with certain policies and plans to ensure that we don’t entertain what happened in 2024. The first thing will start from the collation centres on the way and manner people disrupt ballot papers and result forms because at that time we didn’t have a portal where the scanned results could be sent.
“Going forward, the Commission plans to ensure that scanned results will be sent to a dedicated portal. When that happens, there’s a need to review C. I 127, which regulates the conduct of general elections. We’ll invite the political parties to come up with their inputs once the Commission has finalised the review of the C.I. The physical results will be maintained,” he said.
Meanwhile, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said the party will no longer pursue the removal of Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa.
According to Asiedu Nketiah, the resignation and retirement of Jean Mensa’s two deputies are enough to reset.
In a news card shared by JOYNEWS stated, “We (NDC) will no longer pursue removal of EC Chairperson. Resignation and retirement of 2 deputies enough reset”.
Also, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said he believes the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa has been neutralised.
According to Asiedu Nketia, Jean Mensa has been neutralised with the departure of his two deputies.
He argues that the changes had limited the EC Chairperson’s ability to act in the same manner as before when her two deputies were still around.
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, Asiedu Nketia stated, “When you go for anything, you don’t expect to get everything 100%. At least you have seen that if three people were taking decisions and two are gone, I’m sure that she may find it difficult to do whatever they were doing together”.
“So, either she may wish to go out herself, or even if she’s there, I believe she’s been neutralised,” he said.
When asked if the NDC was now comfortable working with Jean Mensa, Asiedu Nketia stated, “We don’t have an option. If the Supreme Court says she should stay, who am I”.
Asiedu Nketia further recalled that before the 2024 elections, his preference was for the EC Chairperson to be removed, but the NDC still won the election despite her remaining in office.
He added, “She remained and we won the election. So, even if I wish her gone and she’s still there, it means that we will have to work harder than if she were not there. And we can still win our elections”.
In another interview, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah stated that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, should begin to feel lonely in her office following the resignation and retirement of her two deputies.
According to Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the three Musketeers- two have left- so Jean Mensa needs to cry.
The NDC argued that if the EC Chairperson feels comfortable remaining in office after the departure of her two deputies, then she should be prepared to experience loneliness.
Speaking in an interview on Ambassador TV, a YouTube channel, Asiedu Nketiah stated, “We took the issue to court, and the court said they should do their work. After the court ruling, have you seen me pulling a gun on Jean Mensa or mobilising NDC people against her? We are just watching her”.
“If she feels she can stay there, fine, she should continue to be there. Bossman Asare has resigned, and Tettey has gone on pension. The Three Musketeers, two have left, so she needs to cry; I am left alone. If she wants to stay there, she should start crying; I am left alone.
“Even though we suffered before winning the election, whether she stays or leaves, we will still win the election,” he added.
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