A member of the legal team that represented the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Third Respondent, in the just ended election petition hearing has suggested political parties must first reform internally before calling for electoral reforms. Abraham Amaliba thinks although the call for reforms are fair and square, it is important to differentiate between "genuine" advocates of such reforms from those emanating from self-seeking quarters. Speaking on Newsfile on Multi TV's Joy News channel on Saturday, the lawyer said political parties "need to reform [themselves] so as to take advantage of the [electoral] reforms." "If we reform the electoral process, and you stay behind and don't reform your own party you can't benefit from the [electoral] reform", added. He said instead of limiting calls for electoral reforms to the Electoral Commission (EC), it was important for political parties to do a an "internal self assessment" so that when the reforms come, they will be able to benefit from it. "There are a few people who want to go the market and have Afari Gyan and the Electoral Commission scandalised; and to the extent that because they have lost the election, their guns are now tipped at undermining the institution", noted Mr Amaliba. He said attempts by some people, the New Patriotic Party included, to bring the name of the EC into disrepute by referring to sections of the composite judgement by the Justices who ruled on the Election Petition case was bad. "That is wrong, that for me will not work because there are laws governing these electoral processes and Afari Gyan [the Electoral Commissioner] himself", he stressed.