Abednego Orstin Rawlings, the President of the United States Africa Command in Ghana, has drawn the attention of the United Nations to what he describes as the intransigence of the Electoral Commission (EC) in Ghana concerning the controversial voter register.
Mr. Rawlings stated that the principles of democratic elections are enshrined in international treaties, national constitutions, and laws that guide the general election process.
He pointed out that the main opposition party had noticed the bloating of voter registers, a phenomenon that Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has accepted.
This is crucial to check and monitor to strengthen forensic auditing.
The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights declared the right to vote as a basic human right in 1948.
However, voters in West Africa, particularly Ghana, had doubts about the Electoral Commission (EC) ahead of the upcoming general elections on December 7, 2024.
As a result, they called for a forensic audit of the voter register.
However, he stated that the Electoral Commission of Ghana, headed by Mrs. Jean Mensa, has consistently rejected the NDC’s call.
“Every politician, civil servant and electorate should consider the establishment of general and equal suffrage, direct and secret voting, as a valuable guide for democracy.
This involves conducting free and fair elections, allowing the majority of voters to choose their preferred candidates to govern the good people, without resorting to deceptive tactics or the decisions of the Electoral Commission (EC).,” he said.
If general elections in every nation are a necessary means of checking the state power and ensuring that parliaments and governments in office serve the interests of both society and the individual, then the United Nations, United Nations Security Council, international organizations, institutions, and other bodies must involve themselves before, during, and after Ghana’s general elections, he indicated.
Generally, during the General Elections process, political parties compete to present their social, political, and economic alternatives for development.
However, these choices are made by Ghanaians themselves, not by the Electoral Commission (EC).
The EC must intervene when the political parties make incorrect decisions that could potentially lead to conflict in Ghana.
This is because the EC chooses or imposes its preferred candidates on the disapproval of the majority.
Acccording to him, voters have a fundamental right to express their support or rejection of candidates and parties by casting their votes, but some of the initiatives taken by the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Ghana often lead to dangerous actions.
Democracy defines the framework within which all constitutional political parties and other organizations can find their place.
However, the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Ghana has been and continues to be autocratic, not listening to the views of other political parties.
This has put the citizens’ wills and desires at risk, leading to unrest, coup dictates, and civil war within West Africa.
Mr. Orstin, pointed out that election rules and policies state that any suspects in the upcoming general elections the participants has every right to inform the electoral bodies in that or beyond that Country and is the best issue defined by the Democracy that any political party defeated in the general elections shall have the right to bring up new arguments and to gather new supporters for the next elections but in the Republic of Ghana the main opposition political party the National Democratic Congress ( NDC ), has discovered blotted voters register in some constituencies which the Electoral Commission of Ghana had accepted it but refused to do forensic auditing of the voters registrar for cleanse which can cause mayhem in Ghana.
The majority of the countries in the world are committed to regularly organizing presidential, parliamentary, and municipal elections.
When it comes to general elections, the Republic of Ghana leads the Horn of Africa. However, the current situation in Ghana, where the Electoral Commission (EC) is preventing the main opposition party from conducting forensic audits on voter registrations before the general elections, puts Ghana’s nation in danger.
Therefore, the entire world must urge Ghana’s EC to take the necessary steps to ensure free and fair general elections on December 7, 2024.
The free, fair, and transparent conduct of elections, the prevention of fraud, and the ensuring of legal remedy processes are highly important duties of the election experts, which Global has to work with the Electoral Commission (EC)), of Ghana to save Ghana from war.
Only when the legitimacy of elections is unquestionable can we realize political and social values?
According to him, world election experts shall accomplish their work with the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana in an impartial manner; with the EC, only rigging is their key.
Mr. Rawlings stated that Ghana’s Electoral Commission is uncommitted to democratic general elections.
This request by the opposition parties sent an important message about the vital need for forensic auditing of the voter register to strengthen the process of democratic development throughout the world, but the Electoral Commission (EC) said no to the demands.
“Because of the importance of this forensic auditing of the voter registration message, the participants are planning or organizing massive demonstrations across the country.
The main goals of bringing Ghana to the forefront are as follows:
This confirms our belief in the irreversibility of democratic processes,” the AFRICOM boss added.
Informing the world about the latest issues with Ghana’s voting system, over which the Electoral Commission no longer has control, is the wisest course of action.
“We are calling on parliaments, governments, politicians, and global leaders to emphasize their crucial leadership roles in fostering a democratic culture and encouraging high voter registration rates in the Republic of Ghana, West Africa. “
