News:
October 3, 2011
The Member of Parliament for Adenta Kojo Adu–Asare has identified fatigue among most of the senior officials of the Electoral Commission (E.C) as a possible reason for its apparent inertia concerning preparations for the 2012 elections.
According to him, the long stay in office of most of the ageing leadership of the E.C has resulted in the adoption of a sluggish attitude to such an all important national exercise as the 2012 general elections.
Several stakeholders including Civil Society Organization and especially the opposition parties have had cause to severally express their dissatisfaction with the ECs preparedness towards the 2012 General Elections.
According to them, the EC has not been up to task considering the number of months left to decide who becomes President in 2012.
It would be recalled that both the NPP and PNC walked out of a meeting arranged by the EC for political parties to observe the biometric registration process and also to inspect a new biometric technology it intends using for next year’s general elections. Their boycott was premised on the fact that the EC had circumvented procurement procedures and also the Commission did not allow the political parties present to make any comment – but just to observe
Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo show on Monday, the Member of Parliament for Adenta Kojo- Adu Asare called for the replacement of the ageing leadership of the E.C with much younger experts who are ready to do a more efficient work that will consolidate Ghana’s democracy.
“The senior officers are old and have acquired a wealth of experience in this field, some of them can even decide to run consultancy services and hand over the mantle to young and vibrant persons who can do the work equally well, it’s not all the time that the older the better’’.
He urged the E.C to be proactive in coming out to address the concerns of the political parties to ensure a peaceful, free and fair election come 2012.
Kwadwo Anim/ghanamps.gov.gh