Pressure Group, Let My Vote Count Alliance(LMVCA) wants the Chief Justice to act expeditiously on a petition brought before it in connection with the impasse between the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her two deputy commissioners.
It will be recalled that President Akufo-Addo referred the matter to the Chief Justice on 28th July, 2017 pursuant to the terms of Article 146(3) of the 1992 Constitution, after Counsel for a group of petitioners, Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang Esq, by a letter dated 20th, July, 2017 presented to the President a 27 points petition citing allegations of misconduct against the electoral commission Chair and called for her impeachment.
In a statement signed by the Director of Operations for the LMVCA, John H. Acquaah, the LMVCA and copied to otecfmghana.com said: ” With the upcoming elections in the various District Assemblies, internal political party primaries as well as possible by-elections, the LMVCA is of the firm conviction that the electoral commission of Ghana presently lacks the ability to conduct fair, open, transparent and credible elections with this current disposition of fractured integrity and credibility.”
The statement further urged that every effort be made to fully address the petition and to rid the EC of all charges of corruption and malfeasance.
“Elections are the backbone of our democracy. The swift resolution of the above matter will not only restore public confidence, but also enable the EC to resume smooth operations as the institution responsible for public elections in the country,” the statement added.
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The Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA) has monitored keenly recent developments involving the Chairperson of the Electoral commission and two other deputies of the Commission.
The matter of allegations of corruption, financial impropriety and others which bother purely on criminality are the levels of accusations the commissioners leveled against one another.
In the midst of the above, however Counsel for a group of petitioners, Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang Esq, by a letter dated 20thJuly, 2017 presented to the Office of The President a 27 points petition citing allegations of misconduct against the electoral commission Chair and calling for her impeachment.
It is however recalled the matter was referred to the Chief Justice on the 28th July, 2017 by the President of the Republic of Ghana in pursuant to the terms of Article 146(3) of the 1992 Constitution.
The LMVCA is by this release urging the Chief Justice to act expeditiously on the petition in order to resolve the current impasse at the EC and to restore the integrity of the election management body. The EC is a sensitive institution in our democratic dispensation. It is therefore crucial that every effort is made to fully address the petition and to rid the EC of all charges of corruption and malfeasance.
Elections are the backbone of our democracy. The swift resolution of the above matter will not only restore public confidence, but also enable the EC to resume smooth operations as the institution responsible for public elections in the country. With the upcoming elections in the various District Assemblies, internal political party primaries as well as possible by-elections, the LMVCA is of the firm conviction that the electoral commission of Ghana presently lacks the ability to conduct fair, open, transparent and credible elections with this current disposition of fractured integrity and credibility.
To this end, we call on the Chief Justice and all concerned to handle the petition with utmost urgency in order to present the EC as an institution capable of carrying out its mandate of organizing elections in this country.
Let My Vote Count!
Don’t destroy our democracy!
Signed
John H. Acquaah jr
Director of Operations
Tel: 0268110110
Source, otecfmghana.com
