The
Electoral Commission (EC) has rejected results from a survey report
which revealed that Ghanaians believe it could announce wrong tallied
results on Election Day.
Speaking on Citi FM news analysis
programme, The Big Issue, on Saturday, Head of Communications at the EC,
Eric Kofi Dzakpasu insisted that it is practically impossible for such
situation to happen.
Journalists with NMC accreditation will take part in special voting “It’s
a system which is robust and it is so verifiable that it is practically
impossible for any single individual or group to manipulate and change
election results,” he added.
A survey conducted by the Center for
Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana, revealed that though 63% of
Ghanaians believe the EC will perform its duties neutrally, guided by
law, almost half of the voter population believes that the commission
will likely announce wrong vote tallies or switch election results.
“63
percent deem the prospect of their votes not being counted unlikely,
but nearly a third remain skeptical, while a large minority (46%),
believe it is very/somewhat likely that the wrong vote tally would be
announced,” a release from the CDD added.
But Mr. Dzakpasu said
persons who uphold such perception “lack understanding of our system of
voting and declaration of results.”
“The issue of some large
minority of voters not sure we will tally the election results properly
are something of concern and…doesn’t auger well for a credible election.
This is because the majority of the Ghanaian public are majority of
stakeholders and it is very important to understand and appreciate the
processes involved in declaration of results so that we can all be on
the same page.”
Mr. Dzakpasu explained that the perception
emanates from the low education of voters about the commission and
electoral processes.
He said, to this extent, the commission will
liaise with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and
other stakeholders to embark a massive voter education exercise in
coming weeks.
“…The commission, NCCE, Information Service, and
other major stakeholders has the responsibility to bridge that gap
before the December elections,” Mr. Dzakpasu added. |
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