The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the disqualification of its parliamentary candidate, Joana Gyan Cudjoe, by the Electoral Commission (EC), vowing to challenge the decision in court and other public forums.
In a press briefing on Thursday, October 17, the General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey described the EC's move as "an abuse of power" and part of a broader pattern of misconduct aimed at undermining democracy.
He pledged that the party would fight the decision on multiple fronts, arguing that the disqualification infringes on the rights of their candidate, the will of the people, and the integrity of Ghana’s democratic process.
“This decision will not be accepted. We will fight it in the courts, we will fight it in the public arena, and we will fight it in every forum available to us. We will not allow this abuse of power to go unchecked,” he said.
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This comes after EC disqualified Joana Cudjoe from running as an NDC candidate for the parliamentary election in the Amenfi Central constituency in the Western Region following a claim that there is a pending order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Commission from recognising Mrs Cudjoe as the Parliamentary Candidate of the party.
Mr Kwetey noted that this is not the first time the Jean Mensa-led EC has acted with such reckless disregard for democracy and drew parallels between this incident and the controversial disenfranchisement of the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) constituency in the 2020 elections.
"The people of Ghana must not be fooled. The disqualification of Madam Joana Gyan Cudjoe is part of a broader pattern of misconduct by an Electoral Commission that has shown time and again that it is unfit to referee the democratic process,” he asserted.
The party argued that from the SALL incident to Amenfi Central, the EC’s actions indicate a deliberate attempt to manipulate the democratic process.
“These actions reveal a dangerous intent to rig elections not through the ballot box, but through legal trickery and administrative subterfuge.”
He added “This latest travesty must not be allowed to stand. If we do not stop the EC now, then tomorrow it could be your constituency, your representative, your right to vote that is denied.”
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