The presidential candidate of the People’s National Party (PNP), Madam Janet Nabla, has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of engaging in fraud in its vetting and approval of the 13 candidates who have been cleared to contest the presidential election.
The Electoral Commission (EC) last week disqualified 11 presidential aspirants in the 2024 election.
The chairperson of the EC, Mrs. Jean Mensa, explained that 11 out of the 24 aspirants were disqualified for various reasons, including incomplete filling of the forms, using voters in a particular district to represent another district, repeating voters in a particular district for another district, not having tax certificates, vice presidential candidates not having tax certificates, and unsigned forms by vice presidential candidates, among others.
The EC’s technical team scrutinised the forms submitted to ensure that aspirants satisfied the qualifications as set out in law, including fulfilment of tax obligations, among others.
In the specific case of Madam Nabla, the EC said it used registration details of particular voters to support her nomination in certain districts in other districts. The vice presidential candidate did not sign forms. The issues were not resolved, and she was disqualified.
But reacting to the issue, Madam Nabla took the EC to the cleaners, describing the commissioners as ‘Trojan Horses’ who specifically targeted her to disqualify her.
Speaking to Kwabena Agyapong on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, she dared the EC to publish all the errors captured on her forms, especially the claims that her running mate failed to endorse the forms.
Although she later withdrew her description of the Commissioner as Trojan Horses, she maintained her position that the vetting and approval process for the 13 candidates to contest in the presidential election was fraudulent, lacked transparency, and rigged.
She indicated that the party will be heading to court and placing an injunction on the presidential election because the EC engaged in a deliberate scheme to disqualify her.
”The EC chair, who is meant to lead an institution and do her duties independently, has demonstrated lethargy. She should be competent, yet she has exhibited incompetence and laziness. This EC is a time bomb and a menace to Ghana’s democracy, and it is our responsibility as Ghanaians to be concerned about how it is driving the country into turmoil and anarchy. What type of country do we run? Anyone who is on the ballot for president is a disgrace. It is a scam, and the 13 were chosen using ‘kululu’. I knew our democracy was in trouble, but I had no idea how bad things were until I filed to run for office.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
