The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has stressed that it does not hold the authority to determine or appoint the nation’s president.
During a live broadcast of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, EC Chairperson Madam Jean Mensa clarified that the Commission’s primary duty is to declare the voters’ choice rather than to influence election outcomes.
She assured the public that the EC will maintain this position in the upcoming 2024 general elections, emphasizing the Commission’s commitment to neutrality and fairness.
Madam Mensa also urged political parties to avoid disseminating misinformation regarding the EC’s role, encouraging them to accurately communicate the Commission’s limited powers within the electoral process.
“I would like to quote from Dr Hassan Ayariga’s statement where he said the EC can never make anybody a president, and I think that we all know that around this table. And therefore, we should not peddle misinformation.
“And peddle false news and disinformation and give the innocent citizens who do not know the process that the Electoral Commission can make somebody a President. I would like to quote from Dr Hassan Ayariga’s statement that the EC can never make anybody a President.
“What the EC does is to declare who the voters choose as their President. And so, it’s the Ghanaian voter who votes a president into being and not the EC that makes a President. We only declare the voter’s choice. And that is what will happen come December 2024. It’s who the voter wants to be President of this land who will be declared by the EC.”