The Progressive People\u2019s Party (PPP) is threatening to place a court injunction on the work of the 10-member committee set up by the Electoral Commission (EC) to oversee electoral reforms in the country.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”KXbdFJlEOEh13ntIGjuMXYoluZdQUZEv”]The PPP says their exclusion from the committee is unfair.<\/p>\n
The Electoral Commission on Friday inaugurated a 10-member committee<\/strong><\/a><\/span> with representatives from the two main political parties; the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).<\/p>\n Some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the country are also on the committee to work on the proposals submitted on the electoral reforms before the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n But the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) and the PPP did not have representation on the committee.<\/p>\n The PNC\u2019s General Secretary Bernard Mornah complained about the EC’s decision<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0in an earlier interview with Citi News<\/strong> saying, \u201cWe think it is unfair for us not to have representation on the committee.\u201d<\/p>\n The PPP\u2019s Kofi Asamoah Siaw in an interview with Citi News<\/strong> the party is currently considering its options \u201cand we have considered even going to court to see if we can have an injunction placed on the work of the committee.\u201d<\/p>\n He argued that if the EC is exercising its discretionary powers, it must \u201cdo it fairly. I think it\u2019s not fair so we will exercise our chances at the court.\u201d<\/p>\n He insisted that it is time to test the law on the matter, adding that, \u201cthe EC should not do that because NPP and NDC do not file their auditor\u2019s report with the Electoral Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cElectoral Commission has not asked any auditing firm to audit the account of any political party before. These are the powers that the EC has but it doesn\u2019t do that yet, when it comes to these activities, then they want to tell the whole world that it is independent and is capable of doing its mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that the PPP strongly \u201cdisagrees with that position taken by the EC.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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