The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has assured the public and development community of the Commission’s resolve to remain fair and transparent, to ensure successful elections.
She said the Commission would provide a level playing field to all political parties through constant engagement and ensure avenues to address concerns that might come up in line with the constitution and electoral regulations.
Mrs Mensa gave the assurance when the former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, led a delegation from the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) paid a courtesy call on the leadership of the EC, as part of the forum’s pre-election mission in Accra.
The discussions focused on areas including the EC’s preparedness for the 2024 Election, voters register, declaration of results and electoral processes.
“Over the last few months, we have shown that our processes are transparent and robust to undertake peaceful elections, and we are ready,” she said.
The Commission, she explained, was an independent body and would follow due processes in all its undertakings to maintain peace.
Mr Jonathan commended the Commission saying, “We met other stakeholders, and some concerns were raised which we presented to the Commission and after our meeting with the leadership, we are satisfied with the response and have no iota of doubt about the competence and willingness to do what is right”.
The electoral management body, he noted, was passionate and demonstrated commitment to conduct successful elections.
Mr Jonathan stated that the success of any peaceful election depended on the role of two key institutions, which were the election management body (EC) and the security agencies.
He said although citizens played a role in the success of an election, the two institutions had a more crucial role to make that happen.
Mr Jonathan further commended Ghana for conducting successive peaceful elections and urged the country not to “disappoint West Africa and Africa,” but uphold its democratic principles of governance.
He said Ghana was rated very high in terms of democratic practice in Africa and gave credence to the success of its next election.
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