Former President John Dramani Mahama has called upon the church, regarded as the moral compass of society, to voice concerns regarding issues surrounding the 2024 electoral process.
Expressing apprehension over various aspects of the Ejusu by-election and the ongoing limited voter registration exercise, he urged the church to address these matters.
In a discussion with the Christian Ecumenical Council on Monday, Mahama highlighted the importance of the church advocating for neutrality and ensuring a transparent and equitable election process.
He emphasized the pivotal role of the church in upholding democratic principles and fostering fairness within the electoral system.
“This is a president who is appointing politically exposed people into positions of trust where they are supposed to be neutral and non-partisan and so people who have been communicators for the party, people who have been IT backstops for the party, today are Commissioners of the Electoral Commission. How do you expect them to be neutral and fair in what is happening?
“People who were patrons of TESCON on campus are today Commissioners of the Electoral Commission. But we want to wake up the conscience of the nation that the right thing must be done so that the outcome can actually be the will of the people.
“So going up to the election, We will continue to play our part. We will raise the red flags anytime we think things are not going very well. And we believe that the church community should also keep an eye and be vigilant in terms of making sure that the right thing is done.”