National Security says mistrust in EC is potential grounds for violence and threat to state security

The National Security secretariat says mistrust in the Electoral Commission (EC) is arming political parties’ vigilante groups for violence that threatens the state’s security.

The secretariat’s strategic security policy demands the EC to investigate the source of the public mistrust and urgently address them. 

The opposition National Democratic Congress has not hidden its dislike for and mistrust in the current leadership of the Jean Mensah led Electoral Commission.

Indeed the outcome of the 2020 general elections and the Supreme Court judgment on the 2020 election petition entrenched the party’s strong opposition to the EC.

Former President John Mahama amplifies this mistrust at a news conference after the Supreme Court dismissed his election petition, saying the leadership of the EC has no business staying in office. 

Source: Elton John Brobbey