Head of Communications at the Electoral Commission (EC), has asked critics of the institution to stop trivializing the reasons for the disqualification of the 13 presidential candidates.
He explained that, the law is clear and so, people should not trivialize the issues and claim that, there were administrative. The EC last week Monday, disqualified some 13 presidential candidates from contesting in this year's election for failing to met the requirements.
Although some of the disqualified aspirants have threatened legal action against the Commission, Mr. Dzapkasu says it [EC] followed the law. In an interview with Nyankonton Mu Nsem, the Head of Communications indicated that, the public should rather commend the Commission for ensuring that, the right thing was done instead of the negative comments.
He said, the CI 94 was explicit and the EC further explained to the candidates the requirements of the law and if they have failed in doing as required, they cannot blame anyone.
He added, it would be unfair on the part of the candidates who qualified and also unfair on the processes through which the forms were accepted.
Likening the process to an examination, he said, no student would fail his or her exams if they were asked to make corrections on their papers when an examiner finds that out. ''If we should allow the candidates to make corrections on their forms, then we have not been fair to the process and the candidates that met the requirements.
So we shouldn't trivialize some and consider some as mere administrative errors. We [EC] deserve commendation for having done a diligent work like a referee. But, interesting enough, the argument people are making is that, the errors are minor errors and so, we should reconsider them.
That would be unfair to the process and candidates that met the requirements,'' he stressed.
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
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You can only bully the small flies. Did you request the filing of audited accounts by 31/05/2016 within the law? When did the NDC submit their own? Has NPP submitted theirs? Or those are minor requests. Did Ivor Greenstreet present all documents and requirements within the nomination period? Do you still expect that "SHALL" will continue to be "MAY?" I trust the courts to dispense justice appropriately.
IT IS GOOD TO HEAR THAT, COME 2017, WE SHALL NOT HAVE IMPOSED ON WITH ADMINISTRATIVE ERRORED PRESIDENT AS AFARI GYAN AND THE SUPREME COURT JUDGES IMPOSED ON LED IN COUNSEL BY TONY LITHUR & CO, THE LAW IS THE LAW AND THE WORD SHALL AND SHALL BE SHALL, MR COMMUNICATION OFFICER
I am hoping and praying that you guys would not make such mistakes as you did and landed you at the Supreme Court. Things will be different this time if such mistakes are repeated.