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EC must play it fair - Kufuor
The former president made this known when a delegation from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), both based in the United States paid a courtesy call on him.
Former president Kufuor
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“The referee must be seen to be transparent and accountable. We talk of transparency and accountability and these are the cornerstones of our national constitution and the EC should not be exempted from these provisions,” the former president told a delegation from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), both based in the United States.
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The delegation, led by Johnnie Carson, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, who is currently a Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group and the United States Institute of Peace, had paid a courtesy call on the former president to solicit his views on the processes leading to the crucial elections.
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The team is also expected to meet the political parties, senior and former political leaders, constituent groups, NGOs and others who are concerned about the electoral process.
Former President Kufuor said: “The whole idea is that the EC must be independent alright, but it should also know that it is accountable to the people. It is not an independent institution unto itself. It is accountable to the people generally.”
“We are coming into another election and naturally some serious stakeholders think that there should be true transparency, fairness and the justice of the election.
“Today party A got it and how it got it might be in question so party B coming into the contest again wants to ensure that truly the EC, not so much the Chairperson, would be a fair arbiter so that in the end the loser would accept the verdict and the winner would also have the magnanimity for the other side,” former President Kufuor added.
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