BA NPP Youth Organiser threatens to sue EC over Special Voting

The Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr. Kwame Bafo has served notice to take a legal action against Electoral Commission (EC) over its decision not to declare the results of the special votes after close of polls.

The EC has indicated in the Constitutional Instruments guiding this year's polls that members of the security, the media and electoral officers who form the category of early voters would cast their ballots on November 30, seven clear days before the December 7 general elections.

The Commission has further indicated not to count the results until December 7 when the general elections were ended.

But speaking on Oman Fm’s political analysis programme “Boiling Point” Kwame Bafo stated that EC’s position clearly contracts regulation CI 94.

According to him, a section of the CI 94 states that “The Presiding Officer shall immediately, after the close of the poll in the presence of the candidate or their representative and counting agents count the ballots and announce the results.”

Abronye as he is affectionately called wondered why the Commission would take such a step if they have no ulterior motive.

Kwame Bafo, who accused the electoral management body headed by Madam Charlotte for planning to manipulate the results of the special voting in favour of President John Dramani Mahama and governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), urged the commission to be ready to face him in court.

“Charlotte Osei should be ready to face in court. She go and convince that court when the law clearly says that the ballots should be counted immediately,” he said.

He alleged that EC chairperson had been offered huge sums of money and a house in the United States by President Mahama and the NDC and is therefore determined to take steps that favoured them.

Kwame Bafo, who expressed disgust at Madam Charlotte Osei warned her to tread cautiously or pack and leave the country and go and stay in US to pave way for a neutral person to take over the Commission and organize free and fair elections.

“If you think you cannot organize free and fair elections go and stay in America. There is no fence wall around Ghana so you leave the country now so that those of us who love our country can stay,” he suggested.

Story By: Michael Creg Afful

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