The Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS) has expressed concern over the 's (EC) controversial move to re-collate some parliamentary election results, describing the action as a breach of electoral laws.
According to GIGS, while the elections concluded relatively peacefully, the EC's arbitrary actions in the aftermath of the 2024 general elections, have held the nation's democratic process hostage in its attempt to re-collate results for some nine constituencies.
A statement signed by Davide Agbee, Executive Director of GIGS, noted that the electoral laws are clear on the processes for the collation, declaration and challenging of parliamentary election results, and questioned the legal basis for the EC's action.
It explained that as stipulated in Article 49(2) and (3) of the 1992 Constitution, the presiding officer at each polling station is mandated to count and record votes in the presence of candidates, their representatives, and polling agents, after which they must sign a declaration stating the polling station, the number of votes cast for each candidate, and immediately announce the results at the polling station.