EC suspends Election Steering C’ttee after protests

The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended the 18-member Election Steering Committee it inaugurated few days ago.

This follows massive protest against some members of the committee by pro-opposition pressure groups.

The EC had earlier said it will not dissolve the committee over the allegations. But it announced the latest decision after an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held today [Friday].

Three persons on the committee have been accused by the pressure group Let My Vote Account (LMVC), the Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) and Mustapha Hamid, Spokesperson of the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), of being members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

They are Joseph Whittal, Deputy Commissioner at CHRAJ, Dr.Karl Max Arhin, a Deputy Director of International Affairs of the NDC and Francis Azumah of the National Peace Council.

Meanwhile, the EC according to the political parties, has agreed to look into the concerns raised and address them appropriately.

Protest against NDC members on committee The Electoral Commission inaugurated the steering committee ahead of this year’s election scheduled for November.

The Let My Vote Count Alliance raised red flags against some members of the committee saying the composition is politically biased.

They accused the EC Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, of deliberately picking National Democratic Congress affiliates from relevant institutions to man the steering committee.

Story by Michael Creg Afful

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