Dr. Omane Boamah, the Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has responded to the Electoral Commission’s (EC) assertion that it will not inflate the voter’s register.
On Monday, September 2, the EC strongly denied allegations that it had added names to the voter register to benefit a particular political party in the upcoming 2024 elections.
Dr Bossman Asare, the EC’s Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services, emphasised that the commission has no intention of inflating the register to favour any political party.
In a Facebook post, Dr Omane Boamah questioned Ghana’s electoral integrity in light of these circumstances.
He expressed concerns over reports that the EC’s district office in Pusiga had transferred individuals without following due process, casting doubt on the credibility of the voter’s register.
While acknowledging that reasonable mistakes can happen, Dr. Omane Boamah stressed that “terrible, crooked, and criminal mistakes” are unacceptable.
“If the register is credible, why did the Deputy Chairman state that Pusiga was able to transfer people without recourse to the process? No intention to rig by EC?
“We cannot go into the heads of the top EC officials… Wisdom from Macbeth: “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. Ghana’s pedigree in elections was not built on the current track record. The EC has a lot to hide! 35 unanswered questions about stolen/missing BVR and BVD kits. Human endeavour… bound to be mistaken?
“Reasonable mistakes can be understood but not terrible crooked and criminal mistakes! How could a District Officer transfer voters without their knowledge? How many more are hiding?”
The Director of Elections for the NDC demanded that the Electoral Commission provide a comprehensive explanation for the events that led to the interdiction of the Director at PUSIGA.
Furthermore, he is calling for the continuation of corrections, re-exhibition, and a forensic audit to ensure the integrity of the electoral process.
“EC must fully explain what transpired at PUSIGA that led to the Director’s interdiction. Corrections must continue. RE-EXHIBITION is non-negotiable! Forensic audit is non-negotiable!”
Read below the statement by Dr Omane Boamah
INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION’S JUST-ENDED PRESS CONFERENCE
The humiliating display of incompetence by the Electoral Commission of Ghana
The Electoral Commission has admitted their data management is not only poor but incurably pathetic if external assistance is not injected urgently.
EC, you did not willingly give out the 2024 PVR timeously…. we dragged it out of you!
How could the EC describe the register that has not been corrected as “robust and credible”?
If the register is credible, why did the Deputy Chairman state that Pusiga was able to transfer people without recourse to the process?
No intention to rig by EC?
We can not go into the heads of the top EC officials… Wisdom from Macbeth: “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.”
Ghana’s pedigree in elections was not built on the current track record.
The EC has a lot to hide! 35 unanswered questions about stolen/missing BVR and BVD kits.
Human endeavor… bound to be mistakes?
Reasonable mistakes can be understood but not terrible crooked and criminal mistakes!
How could a District Officer transfer voters without their knowledge? How many more are hiding?
Recommendations
Because many EC Regional Directors and District Electoral Officers are aware this register is not credible, we demand the following:
- EC must fully explain what transpired at PUSIGA that led to the Director’s interdiction.
- Corrections must continue.
- RE-EXHIBITION is non-negotiable!
- Forensic audit is non-negotiable!
