By The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has strongly criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) for its decision to exclude political party agents from the ongoing vote transfer exercise, branding it as illegal.
Previously, the NDC had advised its agents to oppose and ignore the EC’s directive, which came after instances of violent confrontations at several transfer centers.
During an appearance on the Citi Breakfast Show on Citi FM, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the NDC’s Director of Elections and IT, denounced the EC’s unilateral move, asserting that it should have been reached through consultation with all political parties involved.
“There is an IPAC meeting today this morning and what was the brain wave that made the EC issue that statement without coming back to IPAC for us to discuss that we need to modify it and we either agree or disagree or have a middle ground and modify but you take a unilateral decision to go ahead and announce that political parties cannot have agents to monitor the transfer of vote? They should quote the law that supports that.”
He further urged the appropriate authorities to implement stringent security measures in preparation for upcoming electoral activities to avert incidents of violence, similar to the recent Kasoa altercation that resulted in four individuals sustaining injuries over the weekend.
“The year 2020 presidential election, eight people were killed. One was killed, but nothing happened. Two were killed, but nothing happened. Three killed, but nothing happened, Four killed, nothing happened, Five killed, nothing happened, Six killed, nothing happened, seven killed, nothing happened. Eight killed. We are here in 2024 and these avoidable occurrences are still being recorded. We must do better and we can do better.”
