Source: newsthemegh.com
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it would not oversee the 13 May presidential and parliamentary primaries of the main opposition National Democratic Congress until the party addresses its legal concerns in order to avoid being charged with contempt of court.
“Yesterday, we received a request for an interlocutory injunction seeking to prevent the commission from overseeing the conduct of the presidential and parliamentary primaries due to the alleged anomalies with the register,” the chairperson, Mrs. Jean Mensa, said.
“The commission has taken the decision not to supervise the conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections until after the determination of the case by the court,” she stated. “This is so we are not cited for contempt.”
Today, May 10, 2023, during a meeting with the NDC leadership, Ms. Mensa made the declaration.
Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, one of the flag bearer candidates, said in his lawsuit that only 220 of the 275 constituencies’ data had been independently reviewed.
He added that a remarkable list of 74,799 people has been compiled, but the list cannot be validated due to the lack of information.
He mentioned, among other things, that 3,910 qualified voters at the 220 constituencies had been denied the right to vote for no discernible reason.