The Catholic Bishops Conference has commended the country’s Electoral Commission (EC) for the stringent measures it has put in place to ensure a free, fair and credible election.
The Conference said the EC is doing what is right to ensure a peaceful election come December.
This comes about a week after the EC disqualified some thirteen (13) presidential aspirants from the upcoming presidential elections for inappropriately filling their nomination forms.
Although some of the parties have challenged the EC’s decision, saying it was not based on law and it was an act to victimize some candidates, the Catholic Bishops Conference said it indicates the Commission was firm.
“The integrity and success of the forthcoming elections depend primarily on the Electoral Commission and we call on Ghanaians to repose trust and confidence in the work of the Electoral Commission throughout the period of elections,” it said.
A communiqué issued by the Conference after its annual Plenary Assembly in Tamale in the Northern Region called on politicians to desist from the temptation of vote buying in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections which they said had the potential of jeopardizing the credibility of the elections.
“Such practice is an insult to the intelligence and dignity of the unsuspecting voters. We call for a stop to such acts of vote buying and also entreat the electorate to desist from yielding to such needless enticements.”
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference one week Plenary Assembly was held under the theme: “Reconciliation with God, humanity and nature in the year of mercy.”
Most Reverend Philip Naameh, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale was elected as the new President of the Conference at the Assembly.
Source: citifmonline.com
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It is good to know that now our catholic Bishops conference have enough time to even talk about political affairs but they say charity begins at home . so, why don't you start by advising those priests that would do any thing for money and material things like father Atsu Delasi Parku and the rest. Y3 SE GYAE SAA Y) 3NGYAE SAA Y) NTI NA GYAE MA NO NKA NSO 3NGYAE AMMA NO ANKA.
You be praising the EC today... Next time they will disqualify all opposition parties citing the same reasons then the ruling party will stand alone..... we must kill this mischief by the EC now and promote true democracy. The parties must be given the opportunity to correct the errors in the forms. We all fill forms and make mistakes..
LOOK AT THEM !!!!!;COMPLETE DISCRACE TO THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ; they all all charlatans and thiffs masquarading as priest ; the EC represnts a grand plan to rig the elections for Jon Mahama ;Mrs Osei has instructions to do everything poosible to enable the NDC to win the election ; the dis qualification of some of the 13 parties is one of the grand plans to delay the election with Jon Mahama prepared to pay the judges again to skew the results ; Jon Mahama have again offered a blank cheques to these judges to impose Jon Mahama again .