Former President and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer for the 2020 general elections, John Mahama, has requested that the Electoral Commission strive to improve its image in the 2024 general elections.
According to Mahama, the Electoral Commission, led by Jean Mensa, oversaw the country’s worst elections in 2020 and would have to work hard to restore the negative image it has built for itself.
In an interview with Volta Area-based Global FM as part of his ‘Thank You Tour’ of the region, John Mahama expressed disappointment that the EC seems to have taken a position against the NDC, despite the fact that it is supposed to be neutral.
“During the Ayawaso West Wuogon violence probe, they asked her [Jean Mensa] about violence in the election, and she said they didn’t see any violence. She has a mindset towards rigging the election against the NDC. You have an EC Commission who says the NDC is an existential threat to Ghana’s democracy, and yet she is still at the Commission and making decisions with respect to fair elections.”
“They conducted one of the worst elections [in 2020]. I don’t have the power to remove them, and it is likely that they will be the EC commissioners for 2024. They should use 2024 to redeem themselves,” he added.
John Mahama also said that the NDC is continuing to engage stakeholders on its electoral reform ideas ahead of the 2024 elections.
“We set up a committee to come up with proposed electoral reforms. We came up with proposals which we have presented to the EC, and we have done some activations. We’ve met the religious groups and various groups and trying to explain to them why if these proposals are carried out, it will lead to a better electoral outcome in Ghana than we’ve seen in the past,” Mahama said.
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