We will not let you down – EC assures Ghanaians

The Electoral Commission (EC) has pledged to Ghanaians that the commission will conduct itself in truth and integrity and organize fair, and peaceful elections come December 7, 2024, assuring stakeholders that they will not let them down.

The Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa, gave these assurances at a "Let The Citizen Know" press conference on Friday, September 20, 2024.

The commission as part of the event announced the list of presidential candidates who qualified to contest the 2024 presidential election as well as those who were disqualified following the nomination process.

The commission announced that 13 candidates successfully qualified to contest the 2024 elections while 10 candidates either failed to meet the nomination requirements or failed to correct errors that the commission brought to their attention.

One candidate withdrew his nomination after filing his nomination papers.

Addressing the press conference, the Chairperson of the EC underscored the commission’s readiness to engage with stakeholders to ensure peaceful, and transparent elections in December 2024.

“As we head towards the 7th of December, we urge all of you distinguished citizens to work with us to strengthen and uphold the integrity of our systems and the commission as a whole. Our doors remain open. We assure our stakeholders that we are receptive to constructive feedback and advice. Indeed the feedback and advice from well-meaning Ghanaians has helped enrich our work and enabled us to serve you better."

"We urge all the candidates to engage in a decent campaign – a campaign based on policies and programs that will lead to the betterment of our society. As referees, our role is to arrange and organize orderly, fair, transparent, peaceful, and credible elections. We assure you that we are working to do just that. We do not have the power to determine who wins the elections. It is not in our control to determine the outcome of the election," she said.

"That power lies with the good people of our dear country. The citizens and the citizens alone can determine who should lead them – Not the Electoral Commission. It is the candidate who is given power to lead this country by the citizens, who will be declared president of the Republic of Ghana by the Electoral Commission come 7th of December, 2024. Thankfully the Electoral Commission has institutionalized a fair, open, transparent, and accountable process to guide the declaration of the results."

"To you our distinguished citizens, we thank you for believing in us and walking this journey with us. We pledge that we will conduct ourselves in truth and integrity and organize a fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful election come 7th December 2024. We will not let you down,” she added.