Programmes Officer at the Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana), Vera Abena Addo, has criticised the Electoral Commission (EC) for what she calls "inconsistencies" in the handling of the Ablekuma North electoral dispute.
Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile on Saturday, July 5, she expressed concern over the EC's decision-making process and its legal grounding. "For me, I think the inconsistencies from the Electoral Commission are not helping matters," she said. "The alternative arrangement we are using with the scanned copies these are not based on any law, rules or protocols.
It is based on building consensus with the parties." Her remarks come amid controversy over the EC's decision to re-run the election in some 19 polling stations in the constituency, as an approach to resolving issues surrounding the disputed parliamentary results.
The High Court had earlier directed the EC to return and collate results from 62 polling stations that had not been included.
