Jean Mensa-led EC has been an incompetent body, it needs to be reset — Solomon Owusu

A senior communicator for the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has lashed out at the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission (EC), describing it as incompetent and in need of a complete reset.

According to him, the current leadership of the election management body has consistently proven it cannot be trusted to handle credible elections in Ghana.

Speaking on Accra-based 3FM on Thursday, July 3, Owusu pointed to alleged anomalies in the voters’ register ahead of the 2024 elections, including unlawful voter transfers, as evidence of the Commission’s failings.

He also backed calls for a reform of the EC but stressed the need for competent leadership that would act independently rather than doing the bidding of the government.

“The Electoral Commission has been a body that is not competent, and it needs a lot of reforms, a lot of resetting in that direction. If we are resetting, let’s go for competence and appoint someone who will not do the government’s bidding,” Owusu said.

He added, “There is little an EC officer can do if citizens are vigilant. They had all the strategies to rig the 2024 elections, targeting from all aspects. Otherwise, we wouldn’t still have the issue with Ablekuma North unresolved after seven months.”