The United States government has expressed confidence in the ability of Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) to deliver credible and transparent elections.<\/p>\n
According to the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, the EC has shown commitment towards the implementation of reforms that will ensure a fair outcome.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”Ar6DExKXNA5jhMaKw2itHQtn6hDMveV8″]These comments come on the back of a recent CDD survey that said nearly 50% of Ghanaians believe the EC will announce the wrong results in the December polls.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>\u2019 Duke Mensah Opoku, Ambassador Robert Jackson, said the EC has shown enough commitment to make the process fair.<\/p>\n \u201cThe commission has taken a lot of steps to implement nearly all the reforms recommended. I think that is a critical step for transparency in the process and the implementation of other reforms and I am confident in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n He said the Embassy in collaboration with the National Peace Council have launched an early warning system aimed at ensuring transparency in the election.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been working in addition to our work with the Electoral Commission and\u00a0the National Peace Council. We are very happy with that partnership. We\u2019ve launched the early warning system, not only here in Accra but also in Kumasi and Tamale\u2026 we are working on training election observers and other civil society organizations to play their roles so in every segment we are moving ahead and I think we will be well positioned come December 7, 2016,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n EC ready to roll out new reforms ahead of December polls<\/strong><\/p>\n The Electoral Commission has begun the implementation of a series of reforms aimed at improving the transparency, inclusiveness and credibility of the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n The comprehensive list of reforms, (27 in number<\/strong><\/a><\/span>), was the product of a Special Reform Committee set up by the EC after the 2012 Election Petition.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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