A Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Bossman Asare, has said that the commission is ready to meet all the political parties to explain issues regarding the voter register to them.
He revealed that all the concerns of the NDC against the register have been resolved.
The Commission is ready to meet all the political parties and explain things to them,” he said on the Hot Issues with Kemnini Amanor on TV3 on Sunday, September 29.
Dr. Bossman Asare further stated that it was premature for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to make a request for a forensic audit of the voter register.
“There has never been an audit of the register. A C’ttee was set up in 2016 to address concerns…Those calling for an audit of the voters register haven’t read C. I 91,” he said.
He urged Ghanaians to look beyond the individual members of the commission and trust the EC as a body to deliver the elections.
His comment follows the concerns that have been raised against the appointment of some of the commission members who are believed to be sympathetic towards the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
To him, it was unfair for the president to have done so.
“Their appointment, is it fair and candid? If it is true that most of them are politically exposed is that a fair and candid way of doing it? Should they themselves have even accepted that appointment? we are not serious and that is why we are suffering so much, people just enjoy the power without looking at the constraints hedging the power around.”
Asked by Kemnini Amanor whether the EC has lost trust in the eyes of the public Dr Bossman Asare said “we don’t need you to trust us as individuals, trust us as an institution.”
Regarding the call by the National Democratic Congress for a forensic audit of the voter register, he indicated that the request was premature.
“As I speak to you I can say on authority that all the problems identified by the NDC have been resolved. [But] for you to be double sure that your concerns have been addressed, come to the discussion table and bring your issue. The reality is that it is premature for you to make a request for a forensic audit.”
Source:3news.com