The Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare, has said the 1992 Constitution does not permit them to account for individuals or presidential candidates.
He said as an institution, they account to the good people of Ghana through the Special Budget Committee of Parliament and have done so for 2020 elections and have been reporting regularly.
Addressing the media in Accra at the “Let the Citizens Know series”, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare said before and after the elections, the EC Officials held meetings with the Special Budget Committee for their stewardship and will continue to do this.
He added, “Furthermore, the Supreme Court is not the platform for the EC to account to the people of Ghana. As far as elections are concerned the Supreme Court is a court for settling presidential election disputes as stated in Article 63 (3) of the 1992 Constitution. That is why the Former President took us to court.”
“After the evidence adduced by the three witnesses of the Petitioner, it became evident the Petitioner had no credible evidence to support his claim. Indeed the General Secretary of the NDC said they did not come to court to challenge the validity of the election. There was no single evidence to support their claim that no one won the presidential election.”
“Our Lawyers were of the view that the witnesses had not provided credible evidence during cross-examination on which the Chairperson could be cross-examined. In their view, there was no need to respond, and they asked the Court to decide the matter based on the evidence adduced by the Petitioner’s Witnesses.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
