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Former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini has criticised the Electoral Commission (EC) for its handling of disputed parliamentary election results, accusing the body of pushing Ghana towards a constitutional crisis.
Speaking on Joy News on December 28, Fuseini condemned the EC’s frequent changes to election outcomes, describing the conduct as highly incompetent and a threat to national stability.
Fuseini expressed alarm over the EC’s repeated declarations and subsequent alterations of election results, which he argued undermine the credibility of Ghana’s democracy.
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“The court never pronounced on whether or not the EC can declare and change the results five times. This matter is very important for our democracy and the condition of our country,” he stated.
He further cautioned that the EC’s actions could provoke public unrest.
“The conduct of the EC, which is highly incompetent, could throw this country into a mess, and people could rise up against the EC. This country could be in flames,” Fuseini warned.
Fuseini’s comments follow a Supreme Court ruling that annulled the recollated results in four constituencies—Tema Central, Ablekuma North, Techiman South, and Okaikwei Central. The Court found that the trial judge overseeing the recollation violated the right to a hearing for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidates who had petitioned the High Court.
However, the Court upheld the results for Ahafo Ano North and Nsawam Adoagyiri constituencies, leaving them unaffected by the decision.
Fuseini criticised the EC for rushing the recollection process, arguing that more care and due diligence were necessary.
“It appears to me that we ought not to have been in any rush at all into re-collating the results of the disputed constituencies,” he remarked.
He also accused the EC of acting as an interested party in the disputes, further complicating its role as a neutral arbiter in the electoral process.
“We have been put into a constitutional crisis today because the EC appears to be the interested party in this case,” Fuseini stated.
