Former President, John Dramani Mahama has called on the church to voice moral concerns about the 2024 election process as the moral voice of society.
He especially urged the church to take action on concerns regarding the current limited voter registration drive.
In a meeting held today with the Christian Ecumenical Council, former President Mahama emphasized the need for the church to promote neutrality and guarantee a free and fair electoral process.
Mr. Mahama emphasized how important it is for the church to preserve democratic values and advance justice inside the electoral system.
He said People who have served as party spokespersons and IT backstops of the New Patriotic Party are now Commissioners of the Electoral Commission.
“This is a president who is appointing politically exposed people into positions of trust where they are supposed to be neutral and non-partisan and so people who have been communicators for the party, people who have been IT backstops for the party, today are Commissioners of the Electoral Commission. How do you expect them to be neutral and fair in what is happening?
He also questioned how the upcoming general election will be impartial and fair concerning the appointment of politically exposed individuals to positions of trust where they are expected to be impartial and nonpartisan.
The former president raised questions about individuals who have attended the campus TESCON event now serving as Commissioners of the EC.
“People who were patrons of TESCON on campus are today Commissioners of the Electoral Commission. But we want to wake up the conscience of the nation that the right thing must be done so that the outcome can actually be the will of the people.
“So going up to the election, We will continue to play our part. We will raise the red flags anytime we think things are not going very well. And we believe that the church community should also keep an eye and be vigilant in terms of making sure that the right thing is done.”
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Source: Eric Sekyi/ATLFMNEWS
