The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission, Dr. Serebuor Quaicoe has dismissed allegations by the opposition political parties of the Commission’s involvement with government. He said this phenomenon is soiling the reputation of the Electoral Commission.
Dr Quaicoe further argued that it is “mind-boggling” that political parties only shows support for the Commission when they are in power, but turn against the commission immediately they end up in opposition after elections.
Speaking at the 2nd National Delegates Conference of the All People’s Congress (APC), Dr Quaicoe stated emphatically that, the Electoral Commission is not in bed with the governing NPP and that, the Commission is operating independently of any external or political interference.
He also noted that the Commission will never rig elections in favour of any political party.
“How come that when the political parties are in power, they are in bed with the EC, when they are in opposition they are against the EC? I want them to one day tell us what they do with the EC when they are in power such that they suspect that when someone else is in power, the person will do the same thing. We stand for Ghana and I can assure anybody that under no circumstance should a decision of Ghanaians be hanged by the EC. The EC cannot and will not ever change it. It is not possible,” he said.
The 2020 general elections is scheduled to take place on December 7 however, some opposition political parties have been extremely critical of the activities of the Electoral Commission.
Some have accused the Commission of working in favour of the governing NPP in order for the party to remain in power after the polls.
Despite all these allegations, the EC is confident that it will deliver as expected on the day of elections.
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