Fraud Preventions Expert and Security Consultant Richard Kumadoe has spoken extensively on election petitions and court cases associated with elections.
In a post, Mr. Kumadoe stressed that “As a nation, and as political parties, and actors, we should be mindful and watchful of the actions that led to the court petitions, and the implication of subsequent withdrawal actions, in the 1st and 2nd places”.
He also charged frontline political actors, and political party election organisers, to be interested in applying the prescribed election rules in all instances, and where there are waivers, the decisions should be in line with standard procedure, which must be clearly stated without ambiguities.
His full post below:
ELECTION PETITION & COURT CASES
We should not be happy and glad, solely because an election petition or election discrepancy cases are out of court, and the sleeping dogs will continue to enjoy their sleep without any economic hardship wahala.
As a nation, and as political parties, and actors, we should be mindful and watchful of the actions that led to the court petitions, and the implication of subsequent withdrawal actions, in the 1st and 2nd places.
Frontline political actors, and political party election organisers, should be interested in applying the prescribed election rules in all instances, and where there are waivers, the decisions should be in line with standard procedure, which must be clearly stated without ambiguities.
When internal election rules and regulations are flauted without measure by groups, or individuals who have direct or indirect interest in a particular context, the outcome of such actions and behaviours when allowed to grow, and unchecked, becomes very problematic.
Applying a caution statement to treat symptoms of a sore throat instead of curing the headache bothering an election petition might be seen as an after thought measure; a situation that can be interpreted by onlookers as a perfect ground to promote choas, and an eventual calamity may follow soon.
Elections in whichever format at most levels in political leadership context, poses some level of unforseen challenges, but proper prior preparations, will always help to prevent poor performances.
People running for an office on political party platforms, should be willing, and able to apply themselves to the standard election principles and rules without wavering.
Adhering to the guiding regulations that governs the context, particularly in public elections, will most likely produce an election outcome that would be broadly accepted by the parties involved.
Persuading aggrieved parties to take their cases | election petitions out of court, and suppression them not to fully express their grievances, might not always settle well, and may not also work better in the greater interest of political parties, and in some instances, it may prove futile. Finding a remedy (credible solutions) for the future may be difficult to profess and implement.
It is also an important possible venture to be embraced by aggrieved individuals, and groups in any election context, to fully exhaust the internal conflict resolution mechanisms, and processes ascribed by their political parties in all matters involving a disputed election results (outcomes), before heading to court for settlement.
Let the rules work, and let the right things be done by all. Let’s stop the pendulum from swinging abnormally.
Source:Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
