{"id":4177,"date":"2024-04-19T20:19:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2024-04-19T21:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T21:51:43","slug":"the-electoral-commission-is-filled-with-npp-apparatchiks-alex-segbefia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=4177","title":{"rendered":"The Electoral Commission is filled with NPP apparatchiks \u2013 Alex Segbefia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Health Minister, Alex Segbefia, has raised concerns over the composition and conduct of the Electoral Commission of Ghana pertaining to the missing BVDs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to him, the Electoral Commission is being stacked with persons sympathetic to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), raising doubts about its impartiality and integrity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Electoral Commission is filled with NPP apparatchiks. So, anything suspicious creates a problem for us. So, they have to come good,\u201d he stated on 3FM\u2019s Sunrise on April 18.<\/p>\n

Mr Segbefia further questioned the legitimacy of certain commissioners, citing examples like Bossman Asare and other appointees who he alleged to have strong ties to the NPP.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere\u2019s a situation where we have a founded position that you are totally NPP. We have all the evidence that you are NPP and you are now a referee. Bossman Asare and all these new people who have been the patrons and things that have been recruited are they all not commissioners? So, you have created a problem already with your appointments, then there\u2019s track record,\u201d Segbefia remarked, highlighting the conflict of interest he perceives within the Commission.<\/p>\n

The former Health Minister also raised doubts about the transparency of the 2020 election results, questioning whether they accurately reflected the will of the people. \u201cAre we totally satisfied with the way the results came out in 2020? All these figures that nobody has explained,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n

Segbefia acknowledged the court\u2019s decision to uphold the election results, but emphasized that it does not erase the need for accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe court says they have won; fine we have taken it, but does it mean that we should accept that nothing was wrong? We don\u2019t accept that nothing was wrong,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n

Expressing skepticism towards the Electoral Commission\u2019s handling of electoral processes, Segbefia referenced recent controversies surrounding the loss of BVDs and Laptops.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese machines, as General Mosquito says, nothing has ever been lost before, why now?\u201d he questioned, alluding to the need for a thorough investigation into such discrepancies.<\/p>\n

In addition to his critique of the Electoral Commission, Segbefia also expressed disappointment with the National Peace Council\u2019s lack of assertiveness in addressing electoral concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have not been happy with the Peace Council, because unfortunately they haven\u2019t had teeth,\u201d he lamented, suggesting that the Council should play a more proactive role in safeguarding the electoral process.<\/p>\n

By Joselyn Kafui Nyadzi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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