EC’s re-collation has undermined electoral integrity – Inusah Fuseini

Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has criticised the Electoral Commission's decision to re-collate results in disputed constituencies, calling it hasty.

Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile on Saturday, December 28, 2024, the former lawmaker stated that the Electoral Commission's actions violated and blatantly disregarded legal procedures.

Condemning the EC, he explained that their decision-making and failure to follow due process incited unnecessary controversies that could have been avoided, according to a report by myjoyonline.com.

Inusah Fuseini highlighted those electoral laws, specifically CI 127, outline steps to guide aggrieved individuals who have issues with election results.

“There ought not to be a rush in re-collating the results of the disputed constituencies at all because if you look at the C.I, which is the C.I. of the EC, it clearly details steps that an aggrieved person must take, and that is after the results of the election in that particular constituency have been gazetted,” he is quoted as saying by myjoyonline.com.

Inusah Fuseini added that the EC’s decision to re-collate results in certain constituencies and its disregard for electoral laws have undermined the integrity of the electoral process.

“The EC should have strictly followed the procedures instead of engaging in actions that undermine the integrity of the electoral process,” he said.

His comments come in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on December 27, 2024, which overturned an earlier decision by a High Court that had ordered the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) to re-collate and re-declare the results of five constituencies namely Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Tema Central, Techiman South, and Obuasi East.

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