APC, Movement For Change Demand Resignation Of EC Chair
Some political parties in Ghana, including the All People’s Congress (APC) and the Movement for Change, have called for the resignation of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), citing what they describe as poor management of the 2024 general elections.
In interviews with Channel One News, party representatives emphasized the urgent need for reforms within the EC to restore public confidence in the electoral process.
The Presidential Candidate of the APC specifically called for immediate structural and operational reforms within the Commission to ensure future elections are conducted transparently and efficiently.
In an interview with Channel One News, he criticized the delayed collation and declaration of both parliamentary and presidential election results, labelling the situation as unacceptable.
“If we were using a digital voting process, by now we would have finished having the results. Till now the EC is struggling to gather all results from collation centres to the main national collation centre. Which is a problem. Some regions and constituencies had not finished counting two days after the elections. I mean what is that? Are we voting for a hundred and fifty million people?”
Addressing incidents of election-related violence in some regions, he urged authorities to take swift action against perpetrators to ensure peace and protect Ghana’s democracy.
The Deputy Director for Policy at the Movement of Change, Courage Nobi also expressed dissatisfaction, demanding the resignation of the Electoral Commissioner over what he described as the poor handling of the election process.
“The EC I believe has not conducted itself properly. The Electoral Commission needs improvement. The commissioners should by themselves step down after this election. Declaring the results they should add that they are stepping down so that we reinvent that organisation to become an organisation Ghanaians are confident in”
In contrast, the Deputy Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Joyce Larbi praised the Electoral Commission for conducting what she called a smooth and largely peaceful election.
“The EC headed by Jean Mensa has done well. It is not an easy task. Even when conducting an internal election as a political party, you go through many things. It is not easy, but she and her team have been able to do well,” she stated.
