The Chairman for the National Peace Council, Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante has admonished the Electoral Commission (EC) to ensure that the ongoing presidential and parliamentary elections is credible, free, fair and transparent.
He further charged them to ensure that the results are not challenged or contested by any political party and the only way they can make that happen is to make the process clean.
The Peace Council Chair stressed that any form of dispute on the results that would be declared will create undue tension, anxiety and chaos.
"I will urge the EC to ensure that the election is credible, transparent, free and fair. There should be no rigging in anyone’s favour. The will of the people should be counted and declared correctly. After the results are declared, we will all be united as one and support that individual. It does not matter whether you voted for that person or not.’’
He also called on the security agencies to be firm and ensure that they maintain law and order and deal ruthlessly with persons that will be lawless.
Most Rev. Asante underscored the need for the media to be circumspect, interrogate their facts before publishing them. Politicians he added should use the law court to challenge any results they do not accept instead of using violence. The law gives us the opportunity to resolve the challenges and any disputes that may confront us, he added.
Most Rev. Prof. Asante added, this year’s election offers Ghanaians an opportunity to uphold our democracy and prove to the world that we are the beacon of democracy in Africa.
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THIS MINISTER IS PATHETIC AND SINISTER IN EVERY WAY THAT I'LL NEVER TRUST HIM FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!
"He further charged them (EC) to ensure that the result are not challenged or contested by any political party". I think this is a very pathetic comment. There is nothing the EC can do to prevent contestation of the results by sour loser.
I couldn't agree more to the two earlier comments. very irresponsible and disappointing!
This is the most ***barred word*** thing I have heard in a while. These are the people who are creating tension in this country. If you really understand the electoral process you will know that it is high impossible for the EC to rig elections in favour of one party. Such ***barred word*** comments paint a negative picture about our process. This is a very silly comment
Please did the honorable Rev. Minister really make this comment? I don't think these kinds of statements inure to the peace of our Mother Ghana. Is he by his statement suggesting that the EC can rig the election? I don't think his comment is tenable at all. A Peace advocate should be above par of such ambivalent comments. I am really disappointed that the Rev. fell to crowding effect, noisy and unsubstantiated suspicions from certain segments of the population. Please lets learn to allow people or authorities to perform their civic duties without undue insinuations and illogical inferences and interference.