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The Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has served notice he will scrutinise any suggestions coming from the Electoral Commission (EC) before accepting or rejecting same.
He emphasised his commitment to delivering positive results for the NDC and not offering excuses.
Dr. Omane Boamah reiterated the NDC's determination to secure victory in the December 2024 elections during an interview on Asempa FM's Ekosii Sen on Wednesday, January 31.
"We will not go into the 2024 elections with the business-as-usual attitude. I didn’t take up this job to joke. I didn’t take up this job to give flimsy excuses at the end of the day. I want to make sure that every T is crossed, and I is dotted and so Mr EC, Madam EC, your incompetence that I have adduced evidence to support does not give us any confidence to believe that you can compound this year with such major reforms."
He was referring to a proposal to change the voting date in the national polls from December 7 to a date in November.
The NDC has kicked against the proposal on the grounds that it is too late to make such a major change.
And while on the radio programme, he stated that the EC commissioners have been grossly incompetent since their appointment, insisting that the EC has not demonstrated the necessary seriousness required for an election year.
He claimed that the Commissioners ignored prudent suggestions from the NDC for an incident-free election and instead engaged in fruitless discussions.
We have informed them (EC) at IPAC to form a special committee to clean the voter's register, but it has fallen on deaf ears because it’s not of importance to them. Last year’s District assembly elections were postponed, and they postponed the postponed-election in some regions (Ashanti and Eastern) to be specific. Is this a demonstration of competence?
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has restated its objection to the proposed change in the election date by the Electoral Commission, which is contemplating a shift from December 7 to November 7.
The NDC has indicated its support for altering the date rather in the 2028 general elections.
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