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Dr. Bossman Asare, a deputy chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), has advised Ghanaians to have faith in the EC as a whole to conduct the elections, rather than focusing on any one member of the commission.
His remarks come in response to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s worries over the nomination of some commission members who are thought to have ties to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
For example, William Atuguba, a retired Supreme Court justice, charged that President Akufo-Addo had appointed his stooges to the Commission.
He believed that the president’s actions were unjust.
“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.”
Speaking on the Hot Issues with TV3’s Kemini Amanor on Sunday, September 29, Dr. Bossman Asare said, “We don’t need you to trust us as individuals, trust us as an institution,” when asked if the public’s faith in the EC had diminished.
“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: Ghanatodayonline.com
