Why is it that the ruling party defends and supports the EC – Prof. Gyampo asks
Professor Ransford Gyampo who is a political science lecturer at the University of Ghana has wondered why every ruling party in government seems to defend and support every policy by the Electoral Commission more than the electoral body itself. He remarked “The problem I have with the electoral commission is that it has not been able to ring-fence itself to win itself from the praise singing and support from ruling parties. Why is it that every time the ruling party talks more or seem to understand the electoral process more than the electoral commission itself.” Speaking on Cape Coast-based Kastle FM with Oman Nana monitored by MyNewsGh.com , Professor Gyampo questioned why over the years the Electoral Commission seems not to call the ruling party to order whenever they seem to be doing what they’ve not been mandated to do. He added: “The activities of the electoral commission are well understood and better defended by the ruling party than the electoral commission itself. That sh...