A former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Peter Boamah Otukunor, has announced that an inquiry into the Electoral Commission’s (EC) activities will be a priority for the next NDC government.
He believes that such investigations are crucial to understanding the disenfranchisement experienced by the people of SALL.
During his appearance on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia show, Dr. Otukunor accused the Electoral Commission of intentionally excluding SALL residents from the voting process.
He argued that a thorough investigation is necessary to uncover the motives behind this decision.
He pointed to Article 47(1) of the Constitution, which outlines the Electoral Commission’s responsibility for creating parliamentary constituencies.
The article states “Ghana shall be divided into as many constituencies for the purpose of election of members of Parliament as the Electoral Commission may prescribe, and each constituency shall be represented by one member of Parliament.”
Dr. Otukunor emphasized that there is no provision in the Constitution stating that the Commission must create a constituency upon the formation of a district by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.
He stated that if the Commission had been committed to fulfilling its constitutional duties, it could have conducted the Parliamentary elections on December 7, 2020, based on the constituencies established during the 2016 elections.
He further criticized the Commission for not adhering to Article 47 and for failing to utilize the existing constituency for voters in the SALL Traditional areas.
Instead, he argued, the Electoral Commission acted contrary to Articles 47(5) and (6) of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, which he deemed wholly unacceptable.
“The people of SALL must get justice for not being represented in Parliament in 2016,” he maintained.
Source: tigpost.co
