The Member of Parliament for South Dayi has criticized the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) for allegedly telling lies when she presented the commission’s proposed Constitutional Instrument for voter registration to a Committee of the Whole of Parliament.
In a series of shared tweets on March 5, 2023, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor suggested that EC boss Jean Mensa successfully lied to MPs when she appeared before the committee.
He claims that Jean Mensa lied about the C.I.’s promise to maintain voter registration.
The MP went on to say that the head of the EC also lied to Ghanaians about how the National Identification Authority’s guarantor system was better than the commission’s.
On his Twitter page, he listed all of the alleged lies that Jean Mensa had told:
exposing the lies of Jean Mensah:
Lie No. 1: LI 2111 makes mandatory use of the NIA Card. It doesn’t.
Lie No 2: EC Guarantor Form contain no Oath Swearing. It does.
Lie No 3. The Oath on NIA Guarantor Form is better than that of EC. It’s not-they have same legal effect when breached
Lie No 4: EC needs a new CI to register 18yr olds. No. CI 91 contains provisions for continuous registration
Lie No 5. EC Guarantor System is abused. No material evidence of abuse. NIA too uses Guarantor System
Lie No 6. Trust EC. This EC denied SALL voting rights with a letter
Lie No 7: NIA registration process is more robust & secured than EC. Not true. Indeed, the EC registration process is the most robust & secured as Political Parties, Soldiers, Policemen, International Observers & Media Coverage are all present. Offenders are quickly punished per CI 91.
