Leave the Electoral Commission Alone!

We wish to encourage the Electoral Commission (EC) to stick to the tenets of the 1992 Constitution of the 4th Republic and the stipulations of the Political Parties' law that require that bye-election be held when Parliament declares a seat vacant.

We wish to urge all law-abiding citizens and political parties to end the speculative criticism of the Electoral Commission (EC) to exercise its right as an independent state institution created by the Constitution that we operate under.

The Electoral Commission (EC) must not allow itself to be bullied by any political party. The residents of the Wulensi and the Kwabre West constituencies must not be deprived of representation in Parliament or disenfranchised in any way just for the convenience of some political parties.

In addition, the political parties' law does not grant any party the status of Big, Giant, or Major. All political parties are equal before the Electoral Commission and the voters; so long as they meet the requirements for the formation and continued operation as a political party under the law.

The PPP is a law-abiding political party. We have filed our nomination to contest the Wulensi bye-election and indeed launched our campaign, because we believe the EC is in the right track as far as the laws of the land go.

We wish to assure all Ghanaians that we will work vigorously with respect, discipline and respect to all stakeholders in the body-politic.

Richmond Keelson
(Communication Director)
020 813 5309