National Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has taken a swipe at the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission (EC).
The vocal politician argued that the EC under its current leadership has never conducted a satisfactory election since 2020.
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Wednesday, June 25, Asiedu Nketiah said there is overwhelming evidence that the commission, as currently constituted, is not fit for purpose and must be overhauled.
“Since this commission, as presently constituted, took over the reins of the EC, they have never conducted an election that is satisfactory. There is overwhelming evidence that this commission is not fit for purpose,” Asiedu Nketiah said.
“And if any serious country wants to maintain this type of electoral commission, then I don’t know what the country is about. There has to be a change in the EC leadership. There must be a change,” he added.
He blamed the leadership of Jean Mensa and her two deputies—Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey, for what he described as growing incompetence within the Commission.
Asiedu Nketiah cited the lack of representation for the people of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) in the 8th Parliament, as well as the disputed parliamentary election in Ablekuma, as signs of poor electoral management.
“We are having a wrong election management body in place, and so that is a subject of reset in future. It means bringing it back to an institution that is fit for purpose. The way it exists now, it is not fit for purpose,” he stated.
He argued that with all the electoral laws Ghana has, it is unacceptable to continue experiencing elections that end in stalemates or controversy.
“There is no anticipation of any stalemate in elections in any of our laws—unless people simply don’t want to do their work well. And so it’s a clear case of negligence or inability to perform its functions. That’s why the Electoral Commission needs to be reset,” he stressed.
