Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, the Dean of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), says the Electoral Commission needs protection from political parties and the citizenry.
“EC is the main prop of democracy and if we derail it, we will be in a bad state. Political parties that have issues regarding their work must find a better and diplomatic way to communicate to the Commission and help it to improve on its work,” he said.
Dr Antwi-Danso, addressing the media in Accra, said it was natural for political parties to engage in contestation but in doing so care must be taken not compromise the EC.
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Justifying his stance, the security and international relations expert told the
Daily Graphic in an interview yesterday that the EC s effective handling of the voter registration process and the efficient deployment of improved technology during the election put the commission a notch higher in the conduct of elections in the country. For the first time in this country, the elections were conducted without any donor involvement in terms of funding; the EC did mass voter registration within a record 38 days amid the COVID-19 scourge and resistance from some stakeholders; and the election went on smoothly despite the fact that there were a few infractions, he said.