Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan has described as unacceptable decisions to cancel validly cast ballots in a disputed areas rather than conducting a rerun of the polls.
He says elections in disputed areas must be rerun to allow the peoples decision to manifest.
Dr Afari Gyan addressing a forum on the sidelines of the Annual General Conference of the Ghana Bar Association in Kumasi.
Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan admonished political parties not to go to court to challenge election results if they do not have valid pink sheets.
He said pink sheets remain the source document for reconciling election results.
Dr. Afari Gyan has called for stiffer punishment for individuals who commit electoral offences especially when they are electoral officials.
He says individuals who commit such offences must not be allowed to go scott free especially when such people know better.
The former EC Boss described as unacceptable decisions to cancel validly cast ballots in a disputed areas rather than conducting a rerun of the polls.
He says elections in disputed areas must be rerun to allow the peoples decision to manifest.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
