The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has called on political parties to respect and accept the outcome of the upcoming 2024 general elections.
This appeal was made during a ceremony in Accra on Wednesday, where the leadership of Parliament presented the Democracy Cup to the EC.
In her address, Jean Mensa emphasized the commission’s commitment to conducting transparent elections, assuring all stakeholders of a fair and credible electoral process.
“Just like the football match we serve as the midwives that birth the elections, we are the referees that conduct, that lay the elections and the processes that lead to the election day itself.
“So as referees we are committed to ensuring that our activities from now in the lead up to the election and all our electoral processes are transparent, they are open, they are fair, and they involve the collaboration of our key stakeholders, that is, the political parties and the citizenry.”
“We commit to ensuring transparency in all aspects of our work…We will commit to maintaining and showing that level of transparency across all aspects of our work.
“So, we also want to entreat and call upon the contestants of the election to accept the outcomes of the election. Surely there will be a winner and surely there will be losers,” she stated.
The Deputy Clerk of Parliament in Charge of Corporate and Financial Management Services, Ebenezer Djietror also stressed the need for peace and security in the 2024 general elections.
