The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa has rendered an apology to the Minority in Parliament for not being present to receive their petition on Tuesday (December, 22).
The Commission had earlier posited that the notice for the presentation was too short for the necessary arrangements to facilitate the reception since its top officials were not at the office.
This comes after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs were prevented by police officers when they embarked on a march to present a petition to the EC boss.
Clad in red and black, the opposition MPs walked in a group towards the headquarters of the Commission, at Ridge in Accra.
Minority Leader, Haruna Idrissu who read the content of the petition to pressmen after efforts to get somebody to receive it on behalf of the EC proved futile said since they were ignored by the EC, they will also refuse her audience when she appears before Parliament.
However, barely 24 hours after the incident, the Tamale South MP revealed that the NDC MPs have confirmed that their petition to the Electoral Commission has finally been received.
The EC boss however, assured the NDC MPs of her commitment to engaging further to ensure that all their demands enumerated in their petition are resolved amicably.
BELOW IS A COPY OF THE EC’S LETTER
