The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to promptly convene an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to address concerns regarding the reported ‘disappearance’ of Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) and related issues.
The party stressed the importance of such a meeting for the EC to provide explanations and reassurances to political parties and their supporters.
In a petition submitted to the Commission on Wednesday, March 27, the NDC expressed concern over these issues, fearing that they could potentially undermine the fairness and integrity of the upcoming December 2024 elections.
The petition, signed by the party’s General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, urged the EC to give serious consideration to the concerns to maintain public trust in its operations.
“Leadership, members and sympathisers of the NDC are worried about the situation and believe that these unfortunate incidents pose a serious threat to free, fair and transparent elections in the upcoming 2024 general elections.”
“The NDC therefore wishes to request for an emergency IPAC meeting to enable all political parties to discuss these crucial issues and come to a consensus on how to promote free, fair and transparent elections,” an excerpt of the petition said.
“Additionally, per your calendar, you were supposed to call an IPAC meeting to enable all political parties to discuss these issues and come to a consensus on how to promote free, fair and transparent elections,” it added.
Additionally, the party pointed out that the Electoral Commission (EC) was slated to convene an IPAC meeting on March 27, as per its calendar for the year. However, this meeting did not occur as scheduled.