The Electoral Commission (EC) has conducted a thorough investigation into the recent news reports of violence at the Agona West District Office in the Central Region.
According to the investigation, a fight broke out between two men outside the office on Sunday, September 17, 2023, well after the office had closed for the day.
An eyewitness reported that the fight occurred between 9pm and 9.30pm, four hours after the registration exercise had ended.
The Deputy Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the constituency, Samuel Ametepey, blamed the EC for the incident, despite the investigation revealing that the violence had nothing to do with the Commission. The Commission has stated that it is unfortunate for individuals to try and tarnish its image and credibility, and call on the public to ignore the news items.
The EC noted that its officers nationwide have been well trained and are carrying out their duties professionally, and will not act in a way that causes confusion or violence.
The Commission urges the Daily Guide and the Daily Graphic to retract their erroneous stories.
The EC is committed to ensuring fair and peaceful elections, and encourages all stakeholders to work together towards successful electoral processes.
Michael Boadu, Ag. Head of Public Affairs at the Electoral Commission in a statement, said that the Commission will continue to carry out its duties diligently and professionally, to ensure credible electoral processes are conducted in Ghana.
Source: dailyguidenetwork.com
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It is becoming clear that the NDC has never really won elections in Ghana. The harassment, intimidation and threats to the EC are becoming so unbearable that one would think that no political party can win elections in Ghana without the EC being unfairly attacked. I still don't know what political message the NDC has for the electorate. A message that includes well-defined policies that the NDC will implement to improve the living standards of the people of Ghana if voted into office, because it seems to have been lost in its constant attack on the EC as biased to rig the election in favour of the NPP. In a multi-party democracy, the emphasis is on the competition of better alternative policies that will resonate to improve the lives of the people, policies that derive from party philosophies, ideologies and traditions. Then, the EC has come a long way and remarkably improved the electoral process in Ghana and Mrs Jean is determined to make the system more credible with modern digital technology. And no amount of unfounded and dybolic intentions on the part of the NDC can derail her.