The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has issued a strong call for the complete overhaul of the leadership of Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC), citing a persistent failure to manage credible and transparent electoral processes.
Speaking during an interview on Joy News on Wednesday, June 25, Mr. Asiedu Nketia said the current leadership, headed by EC Chairperson Jean Mensa, has consistently demonstrated an inability to uphold the Commission’s constitutional responsibilities.
“There has to be a change… The three top leadership must all go. They have managed the Commission so badly,” he stated emphatically.
His criticism was particularly sharp regarding the unresolved parliamentary election in the Ablekuma North constituency. He described the delay as a reflection of deeper systemic issues within the EC and a sign of negligence or incompetence.
“You cannot still be having an election that will go into a stalemate. There is no anticipation of any stalemate in our laws unless people don’t want to do their work well… It’s a clear case of negligence or inability to perform its functions,” he remarked.
Mr. Asiedu Nketia also referenced the disenfranchisement of the people of the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe (SALL) traditional areas during the 2020 general elections, pointing to what he sees as a pattern of poor performance under the current EC leadership.
“Six months on after the election, and we still don’t have an elected MP. That must tell you something is wrong,” he said. “This commission, as presently constituted, took over the reins of the Electoral Commission, and they have never done a satisfactory election… First was SALL. A whole constituency went unrepresented for four years. Now, Ablekuma North. And the Ayawaso West by-election? Everything has been messed up.”
He stressed the need for a fundamental restructuring of the EC, stating that the institution in its current form is “not fit for purpose.”
“Resetting the EC means bringing it back to an institution that is fit for purpose. The way it is existing now, it is not fit for purpose,” he concluded.
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