Ignore Franklin Cudjoe’s false narrative; we didn’t disenfranchise SALL residents – EC
The Electoral Commission has called on the general public to ignore what it describes as a false narrative by the President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, accusing the Commission of deliberately disenfranchising the residents of the Guan constituency (SALL).
According to the Commission, it is disingenuous on the part of Mr. Cudjoe to reference the EC’s December 6, 2020 statement to blame the Commission for disenfranchising SALL residents in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
EC said the statement formed part of its constitutional mandate to inform the public and the people of SALL that “voters in Guan District could not vote for an MP in the Beum Constituency, which falls under the Jasikan District.”
Franklin Cudjoe criticised the Electoral Commission (EC), blaming it for disenfranchising residents of SALL by not making adequate efforts to ensure their participation in the voting process.
He argued based on the EC’s December 6, 2020 statement that excluded “voters in the SALL Traditional Areas from voting in the election for a Member of Parliament was a flagrant violation of the right to vote of the said voters, which amounts to being disenfranchised.”
But EC, in a statement signed by its Acting Director of Public Affairs, Michael Boadu, rejected the allegations by Mr. Cudjoe once again, insisting that it is not in the interest of the Commission to disenfranchise any citizen.
Also, the Commission noted that it did not and does not determine the calendar of Parliament.
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“The General Public is urged once again to ignore the campaign of Franklin Cudjoe to perpetuate the false narrative that the Electoral Commission disenfranchised SALL voters in 2020.
“As indicated in our previous statement, it is not in the interest of the Commission to disenfranchise any citizen. The blame does not lie with the Electoral Commission which only performed its constitutional duties following the creation of the Guan District. The discerning public can, based on the facts outlined above, ascertain the truth for themselves.
“In spite of the Electoral Commission’s Press Statement on 15th May 2024, backed by documents, refuting the false and unfounded allegations by the President of Imani to the effect that, the Commission disenfranchised voters in the Guan Constituency (SALL), Franklin Cudjoe has continued to misinform and mislead the public by making reference to a public statement issued by the Commission on 6th December 2020.”
Moreover, the Commission added, “In spite of the Electoral Commission’s Press Statement on 15th May 2024, backed by documents, refuting the false and unfounded allegations by the President of Imani to the effect that, the Commission disenfranchised voters in the Guan Constituency (SALL), Franklin Cudjoe has continued to misinform and mislead the public by making reference to a public statement issued by the Commission on 6th December 2020.”
