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The National Democratic Congress (NDC), one of the opposing parties, and other parties harshly criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) for having reversed its decision to forbid the use of indelible ink in the general elections set for 2024.
Concerned about the issues raised by members of the public, political parties, legislators, and civil society, Dr. Eric Asare Bossman, the Deputy EC Chairman in charge of Corporate Services, expressed concern.
As stated by him in an interview with Joy FM, “After listening to the discussions, we have heard the concerns of the general public, we have heard the parliamentarians, we have heard the concerns of the NPP and the NDC and civil society members so we have concluded that if by using the ink people will have more trust in the process, why not?”.
The original intention, according to Dr. Bossman, was to eliminate the requirement for double verification during the voting process.
He said, “Last year, we thought that the idea of using indelible ink is like using two layers for verification when you look at the procedures in our elections.
“The Commission said if Mr Evans Mensah is coming to vote, then Mr Evans Mensah will be verified electronically for us to know that indeed Mr Mensah has been verified so when you want to go ahead to use the indelible ink then clearly you don’t have confidence in your biometric register so as a result of that we suggested that it will be better if we do away with the ink.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
