Police/EC Secret Deal: You'll Brew Suspicion If . . . - Nana Ofori Owusu Cautions EC

Parliamentary candidate for Efutu, Nana Ofori Owusu has cautioned the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Police Service not to advance their alleged behind-the-scene moves to introduce more names into the special voters' list. A Daily Guide report indicate that the move is "likely to cause outrage and further raise doubts about the EC’s neutrality ahead of the December 7 crucial general election since the political parties are said not to be aware of the situation." ". . with 11 days to the special voting and with the EC already releasing 65,000 people as eligible special voters to all the parties, the police administration has reportedly written to the commission to key in more names of recruits in training to enable them exercise their franchise in the special political exercise. The IGP, in a wire message sent to police formations – a copy of which is available to DAILY GUIDE – has charged commanders to liaise with the EC district officers to virtually compile new list of special voters – when the exercise had long been closed," it further read. Addressing the issue on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', he noted that the EC and the Police working on the blind spot of the political parties will reduce the confidence that the parties have in the EC and brew further law suits prior to the December polls. “You'll brew suspicion for people to jump into conclusions no matter how hasty it might be. Because we the political parties as we go round, raising funding and now even risking our lives as some have become so violent and if the IGP write letter to Regional to work with the EC, does it make sense? I think it’s something that we have to look at it very closely. The confidence that we have in the EC is shaking if you do that.” Nana Ofori Owusu admonished the EC to include the political parties in the latest development for them to share their opinions on the supposed bilateral deal. “They’re inserting names and if they’re inserting names, should the political parties not be party to this process. I think we’re stakeholders. They should be able to bring the list for us to look at it and scrutinize, and share our opinions, but you can’t do bilateral relationship between the Police and the EC,” he said.

Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana