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The largest opposition party wants the EC to immediately withdraw its "misleading" statement issued at the end of a meeting of the Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC).
A statement signed by the party's secretary general, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, said the party had taken note of part of the EC press release in which it was stated the following: – "The Commission will establish a new register of voters before the presidential and legislative elections of 2020 "
"We want to state categorically and without fear of contradiction, that no decision has been taken on this matter.In fact, the establishment of a new electoral register does not been mentioned as pbading by the EC during the discussion on limited registration. "In-depth deliberations" on this particular issue,"the statement added.
Mr. Asiedu Nketia added that the CND therefore dissociated itself from the communiqué and demanded its withdrawal, as it does not correspond to the conclusions of the IPAC meeting.
Below is a copy of the statement
THE NDC REQUESTS THE WITHDRAWAL OF A DECISION MAKED BY THE IPC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) notes with concern the statement issued by the Electoral Commission at the end of the IPAC meeting held on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
At the meeting in question, the EC presented for discussion its planned activities for 2019. While the press release issued by EC covers aspects of the discussions that followed, we note that some parts do not really reflect what is 39, was pbaded at the meeting of the IPAC.
We note in particular a part of the EC press release which reads as follows: – "The Commission will establish a new register of voters before the presidential and legislative elections of 2020".
We wish to state categorically and without fear of contradiction that no decision has been taken on this subject. In fact, the constitution of a new electoral register was only mentioned while going through the EC during the discussions on limited enrollments. There has certainly been no "thorough deliberation" on this particular issue.
The absurdity of such an badertion is clear from the Commission's statement, which summarized the work program as follows;
* Preparations for the 2019 district elections
* Inspection of political party offices
* Updates on the compliance of political parties with the requirements of the audit.
The establishment of a new register of electors not being part of the items on the agenda of the discussion, so it can not justify any basis for a decision of the political parties. A careful badysis of the following points in the statement, in particular points 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, shows that all the issues raised were clearly in line with the items on the agenda.
It goes without saying and judging by the flow of the press release and its links with the agenda above, point 3 is totally incongruous with respect to the real issues discussed at the meeting, not to mention any presumed decision made in this regard.
The NDC is of the opinion that a subject as important as the establishment of a new electoral register should be discussed in order to ensure that every aspect and the implications of its implementation make the Purpose of a thorough discussion to the satisfaction of all stakeholders and in accordance with due process, rules, procedures and conventions proven before a decision is made.
Such a delicate issue as such must be discussed in depth and all the consequences that follow from it must be considered before reaching a decision.
A decision of this nature has a significant impact on the credibility and integrity of our elections and must therefore be properly presented as part of an IPAC agenda, discussed comprehensively with all relevant stakeholders, before the EC can communicate such a MAJOR decision taken at an IPAC meeting meeting to the general public.
No such issue has been placed on the agenda and has not been comprehensively or exhaustively examined, as the EC wished in their communiqué.
Curiously, the communique was only signed by the president of the Commission and not by the representatives of the different political parties. Can the EC explain why this is so?
CDN therefore dissociates itself from the communiqué and requests its withdrawal as it is not in line with the conclusions of the IPAC meeting.
You may notice that decisions were made that did not find a place in the release. One of these decisions was for the EC to decentralize the limited registration exercise to the electoral sector level in accordance with time-tested practice for all limited registration exercises since the beginning of the year. beginning of the fourth Republic.
The NDC recommends that the EC not lose sight of its fundamental mandate of playing the role of impartial and credible referee in the country's electoral processes and to respect the rules.
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