General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has noted that should the Electoral Commission (EC) be unable to supervise its upcoming Primaries, its Electoral Directorate will take charge of matters.
He made this known on Friday while addressing the press in less than 24 hours to the much awaited Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
“If for any reason the Electoral Commission is unable to be present tomorrow to supervise this election, the Elections Directorate of the NDC will take full charge,” he said.
The Functional Executive Committee of the party on behalf of the National Executive Committee of the party passed this resolution.
The Electoral Commission earlier announced that it would not be supervising the party’s parties due to an injunction application filed by one of the presidential candidates, Dr Kwabena Duffuor.
But on Friday morning, Dr Duffuor withdrew his injunction application. However, few hours later, it was reported that a fresh injunction has been filed by one Edgar Asamoah Boateng but that has also been discontinued.
The EC is yet to comment on the recent happenings so far. The Electoral Commission is mandated to enforce and administer all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections and referendums.
Over 356,000 voters expected to participate in the upcoming primaries which will start from 7am and end at 4pm.
Each voting center has been limited to utmost 1200 delegates. There is a total of 420 voting centers across the country.
275 constituencies will take part in the presidential elections while 259 constituencies partake in the parliamentary elections.
Source: The Independent Ghana