A request by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the Electoral Commission (EC) for a forensic audit of the voters’ register has been rejected.
This came up after the party had met with officials of the electoral body over some discrepancies in the register.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Director of Elections for the NDC, Dr. Omane Boamah, said despite the widespread discrepancies in the register during the recent exhibition exercise, the EC refused their request.
“We believe that the same entity that created the problem should not be the one to resolve it. This is why we have referral systems in the healthcare sector.”
“The EC must agree if the EC has nothing to hide and we don’t want to believe they have anything to hide. The EC must agree to an independent body to audit this. It has happened before. And let me speak on authority that the UNDP is ready and willing to provide the support only if the electoral commission will write to request for this support.”
“This is not the first time I have suggested this at IPAC, about two months ago, I suggested this, and the electoral commission will not budge. Look, development partners are interested in chipping in here and there for such an audit to take place.
“It is obvious, abundantly obvious, that the NDC has the capacity to assist. And we are saying that you can bring experts from the various political parties.”
“…They have not accepted the independent forensic audit, expectedly. It’s not all doctors who readily refer. It’s not all workers who readily when issues are above them, refer. Some of them wait until bridges collapse. Some of them wait until patients are even on the verge of dying before they push them.
“You would have loved that the electoral commission accepted this. Unfortunately, the Electoral Commission did not. However, it doesn’t take away the fact that a forensic audit is what it will take to assure Ghanaians because we have listed these problems,” stated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana