Private legal practitioner Dr Kwame Jantuah has raised serious concerns over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) handling of the recent parliamentary election results.
He described the re-collation process as “one-sided,” suggesting that the EC’s actions gave the perception of being influenced by the NPP’s opposition.
“I think this thing is one-sided, and it gives the perception that the EC is imbued with the NPP,” Dr. Jantuah remarked, voicing his discontent with the Commission’s conduct. His comments come on the back of the EC’s decision to revise and re-declare some of the parliamentary results.
He continued to question the credibility of the EC’s actions, especially after the Commission claimed that certain constituencies had been declared under duress.
“I don’t understand what the EC is trying to do,” he said in an interview on GHOne, expressing disbelief over the situation.
“Some constituencies were declared, and the next thing the electoral commission said there was duress. How can a political party put duress on you, the EC, to declare something that isn’t right?”
Dr. Jantuah’s confusion deepened as he called for more transparency. He questioned why the EC hadn’t provided evidence to support its claim of duress, asking, “Shouldn’t the EC be speaking with their officers to explain with evidence?
“Did she show us the video when she was doing the press conference to the public? I didn’t see it.” He further added that, being a lawyer, the EC should understand the importance of presenting evidence.
“If everything is evidence, where’s the evidence to show that there was duress?” he asked, pointing out the inconsistency between the EC’s claims and the lack of clear evidence.
“Weren’t there police officers at the polling stations? What were they doing there? Weren’t they supposed to keep order? What happened?”
