{"id":3391,"date":"2024-12-24T08:15:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/?p=3391"},"modified":"2024-12-24T08:15:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:15:33","slug":"dr-osae-kwapong-defends-ec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/dr-osae-kwapong-defends-ec\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Osae Kwapong Defends EC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr. Osae Kwapong has come out to defend the Electoral Commission (EC), stating that it did not alter the election results. According to Dr. Kwapong, the lack of trust in the EC chairperson has led many Ghanaians to believe that the election outcome was manipulated in favor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explained that these accusations have caused significant tension in the political system, leading the public to question the fairness of the re-collation process, particularly for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Dr. Kwapong emphasized the need to address these concerns to prevent damage to Ghana’s democratic values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Despite the challenges, Dr. Kwapong commended the Electoral Commission for its efforts over the years, acknowledging the difficulties they face. He urged the government and citizens to work together to build a better country, rather than spreading accusations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Stephen Adei also weighed in, stating that if the Electoral Commission can ensure the security of the electoral process, then political parties should have confidence in the EC’s ability to handle disputed constituencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr. Osae Kwapong Defends EC<\/p>\n

Dr. Osae Kwapong has come out to defend the Electoral Commission (EC), stating that it did not alter the election results. According to Dr. Kwapong, the lack of trust in the EC chairperson has led many Ghanaians to believe that the election outcome was manipulated in favor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n

He explained that these accusations have caused significant tension in the political system, leading the public to question the fairness of the re-collation process, particularly for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Dr. Kwapong emphasized the need to address these concerns to prevent damage to Ghana’s democratic values.<\/p>\n

Despite the challenges, Dr. Kwapong commended the Electoral Commission for its efforts over the years, acknowledging the difficulties they face. He urged the government and citizens to work together to build a better country, rather than spreading accusations.<\/p>\n

Professor Stephen Adei also weighed in, stating that if the Electoral Commission can ensure the security of the electoral process, then political parties should have confidence in the EC’s ability to handle disputed constituencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3391"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3396,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391\/revisions\/3396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}