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The National Coordinator of the Coalition for Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) Albert Arhin has said the Electoral Commission (EC) was magnanimous to allow the party agents to monitor the voter transfer process because there is no law backing it.
He said that this is the very first time the Commission is allowing political parties to send their agents to monitor the voter transfer exercise.
Speaking on the GhanaTonight show on TV3 Monday June 3, he said “As for the assurance, the Commission said it again and again. They gave assurance that there’s nothing untoward they would do and that they are going to be as transparent as ever. They even emphasized the fact that this is not even in the law they have allowed them to go and it shows the extent to which they can be magnanimous in granting this wish.
“I was surprised when I got there because it has never happened in any transfer of votes that you send people there as observers…it’s the first time and look at what has happened.
“So my personal view is that the way this thing is going, either the peace council can come in and talk to both parties so that peace can prevail. If we forget about it and let this thing to continue, we are not going to have a peaceful transfer of votes. It is sending a bad signal to this year’s election.”
source;3news.com