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September 4, 2024
Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on his colleague, the Minority Leader to desist from attacking the Electoral Commission since that would erode public confidence in the institution.
Mr. Afenyo- Markin who was reacting to the Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson’s comment suggesting that the EC’s register for the 2024 elections is not credible, reminded the House that the former President John Dramani Mahama and the Presidential candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2015 urged Ghanaians to have confidence in the EC and also urged us not to condemn state institutions that have been given constitutional mandates.
“I want to plead with my respected colleague on this matter”, in his remarks to an emergency sitting of the House for two days.
The Leader of government business who was making remarks at the two days emergency sitting of the House rather appealed that identified challenges should be pointed out for correction instead of attacking the EC and eroding the confidence Ghanaians have in the EC and our democracy.
“We can do all the criticism but we should ensure that we hold in fidelity the institution of state that has the responsibility to sheared this democracy”
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/EcowasNewsOnline.com