What proof do you have that the EC is not independence. One expects that from Canada you will provide better in puts into the building of the country. Because evidence is what the system works with. Your party wasted the na ... read full comment
What proof do you have that the EC is not independence. One expects that from Canada you will provide better in puts into the building of the country. Because evidence is what the system works with. Your party wasted the nations time and money in a fruitless case. When you win then the EC is OK. Just give Ghanaians a break.
Mahmoud 8 years ago
Could you remember that the P/NDC party with the endorsement of former EC boss used fake indelible ink for elections in 1992 and 1996, which was part of the rigging mechanism for stealing verdicts until a proper indelible ink ... read full comment
Could you remember that the P/NDC party with the endorsement of former EC boss used fake indelible ink for elections in 1992 and 1996, which was part of the rigging mechanism for stealing verdicts until a proper indelible ink was secured for the country in 2000 by Craig Murray?
Contrary to what the discredited former EC Chairman said, this is another example of how elections are rigged far away from polling stations. Ghanaians must take note because NDC is again preparing to rig the elections through the old bloated voters' register, and Asiedu Nketia and his party is fighting to keep the loophole intact, despite the fact that the Supreme Court recommended it and all the political parties support it except, of course, the NDC party.
Mahmoud 8 years ago
Appointment of the Judiciary is similar to that of the EC chairperson. The constitution does not give the president authority over the selection of this class of people in the system because; they are expected to be independe ... read full comment
Appointment of the Judiciary is similar to that of the EC chairperson. The constitution does not give the president authority over the selection of this class of people in the system because; they are expected to be independent and impartial in discharge of their duties. If the president were to have substantive powers in their selection and appointment, that would ultimately compromise the independence and impartiality required of them implicitly or explicitly. They are not in the category of his ministers or those in the executive branch where he has complete hire and fire powers under the constitution, and are not expected to be independent of the president's decisions. Also, they leave office when the president leaves but the judiciary and the EC chairperson will remain after the president's term of office to serve Ghana and not a particular administration.
The issue is not the president being subservient to the judiciary or the council of state as some are trying to portray; the measures put in place are critical checks and balances to prevent the executive from dominating the other branches of government in the system, which if allowed to happen by given him substantive powers to appoint and fire them, the situation could easily metamorphose into an autocracy now or in the future. For instance, who will impeach or judge the president if he over steps his constitutional powers or commits a crime? It will definitely be the judiciary. And who will act as a referee between him and other political players during elections? It will surely be the EC. So the president cannot be allowed under the constitution to substantively appoint them.
What proof do you have that the EC is not independence. One expects that from Canada you will provide better in puts into the building of the country. Because evidence is what the system works with. Your party wasted the na ...
read full comment
Could you remember that the P/NDC party with the endorsement of former EC boss used fake indelible ink for elections in 1992 and 1996, which was part of the rigging mechanism for stealing verdicts until a proper indelible ink ...
read full comment
Appointment of the Judiciary is similar to that of the EC chairperson. The constitution does not give the president authority over the selection of this class of people in the system because; they are expected to be independe ...
read full comment