• About
  • Contcat Us
  • Privacy Policy
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Primenews.com.gh
No Result
View All Result
  • HomePage
  • Ghana News
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • HomePage
  • Ghana News
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
Primenews.com.gh Logo
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

IMANI accuses EC of ‘Deception’ over new Voters’ Register

by Mutala Yakubu
2020-02-24
in Politics
Mr Franklin Cudjoe — CEO of Imani Africa

Mr Franklin Cudjoe — CEO of Imani Africa

43
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsApp

IMANI, a policy think tank in Africa, has stated that the Electoral Commission is being deceptive and playing dangerous games with its decision to go ahead with a new Voters’ register ahead of the 2020 elections.

IMANI in a statement stated that the Electoral Commission has blatantly and consistently lied about the true facts of the current biometric system and its ongoing effort to procure a new one.

They said the EC’s claims that it will cost just $56 million to procure a new system whilst the cost of refreshing and maintaining the existing one would cost $74 million are dangerous untruths.

ADVERTISEMENT

READ ALSO: It makes a lot of sense for EC to compile new voters’ register – Akufo-Addo

READ ALSO

Parliament approves Gender Ministry nominees

Parliament must take blame for Ghana’s economic crisis – Haruna Iddrisu

IMANI added that if the EC goes ahead and throws caution to the wind to maintain the shambolic April 18th timeline, the credibility of the new system shall suffer.

Below are highlights of the IMANI statement

IMANI ALERT! The Dangerous Games of the Electoral Commission.

Highlights

a. The EC has blatantly and consistently lied about the true facts of the current biometric system and its ongoing effort to procure a new one.

b. The EC’s claims that it will cost just $56 million to procure a new system whilst the cost of refreshing and maintaining the existing one would cost $74 million are dangerous untruths.

c. A sham tender recently completed by the EC has revealed that the EC plans to spend $72 million on hardware alone. IMANI believes that by the time software and services are added the total costs for technology alone will amount to $85 million.

d. Compared to a limited registration to capture just those not on the voters’ register, a fresh mass registration shall cost $50 million. Refreshing the existing technology at competitive prices will cost just about $15 million.

e. Hence the total loss to Ghana of the EC’s actions amount to $150 million, if one factors in contingency. If the fact that thousands of perfectly good equipment shall be thrown away is also considered, the total loss rises.

f. But economic cost is not the only thing to be worried about. The EC also bungled the procurement process, leaving a trail of evidence suggesting tender-rigging. This has opened the process to litigation and delay.

g. The EC used one day to disqualify well-qualified bidders, claiming that they had reputational problems, when the vendor it awarded the tender to, after the one day of evaluation, Thales (and its Gemalto unit) has even bigger scandals hanging over its head. In fact, it was once globally blacklisted by the World Bank.

h. The EC’s tender processes were so bad that the Chairman of the technical evaluation panel dissociated himself from the results forcing the EC to discard a 4-month process and compress it into a one-week evaluation.

i. At any rate, the timeframe for negotiating a proper contract; designing better specifications to correct the many things the EC claims are wrong with the existing system; securing procurement approvals; integrating disparate software and hardware systems from different vendors; and deploying and testing the platform cannot be fitted within the
EC’s artificial timeline of April 18th 2020 for the commencement of registration.

j.If the EC goes ahead and throws caution to the wind to maintain the shambolic April 18th timeline, the credibility of the new system shall suffer.

k. The proposed mediation process by Gamey & Co Alternate Dispute Resolution Center is wise and must be considered by all parties.

ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

Nana Coker reveals why Kotoko adopted Accra Sports Stadium as home venue

Next Post

Auditor-General to surcharge undeserving GETFund scholarship beneficiaries

Related Posts

Hajia Lariba Zuweira Abudu and Madam Francisca Oteng Mensah
Politics

Parliament approves Gender Ministry nominees

2022-12-22
Haruna Iddrisu
Politics

Parliament must take blame for Ghana’s economic crisis – Haruna Iddrisu

2022-12-21
Parliament approves GH¢1.2 billion for Transport Ministry, agencies
Politics

Parliament approves GH¢1.2 billion for Transport Ministry, agencies

2022-12-15
Akufo-Addo attends US-Africa leaders’ summit in Washington
Politics

Akufo-Addo attends US-Africa leaders’ summit in Washington

2022-12-12
Speaker Bagbin lauded for constantly engaging with CSOs
Politics

Speaker Bagbin lauded for constantly engaging with CSOs

2021-11-30
NDC writes to Dampare for update on probe into 2020 election violence
Politics

NDC writes to Dampare for update on probe into 2020 election violence

2021-11-09
Next Post
Adwoa Sarfo & Opoku Prempeh

Auditor-General to surcharge undeserving GETFund scholarship beneficiaries

Kotoko to play matches under floodlights?

Kotoko to play matches under floodlights?

ADVERTISEMENT

TRENDING NEWS IN GHANA

Jury finds Canadian rapper Tory Lanez guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Jury finds Canadian rapper Tory Lanez guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion

2022-12-24
Gov’t launches ‘1D1F Enable Youth Initiative’ to create 16,000 jobs

Gov’t launches ‘1D1F Enable Youth Initiative’ to create 16,000 jobs

2022-12-24
Bawumia presents $2 million worth of mobile identification devices, Mobile Device Management System to Police

8 money mistakes you shouldn’t make in 2023

2022-12-24
Bawumia presents $2 million worth of mobile identification devices, Mobile Device Management System to Police

Bawumia commissions ultra-modern facilities, operational vehicles for Ghana Fire Service

2022-12-24
Bawumia presents $2 million worth of mobile identification devices, Mobile Device Management System to Police

Bawumia presents $2 million worth of mobile identification devices, Mobile Device Management System to Police

2022-12-24
Databank shuts offices, staff to work from home due to threats

Databank shuts offices, staff to work from home due to threats

2022-12-22
Pele

Pele’s cancer has advanced, says hospital

2022-12-22
Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber nears $200 million deal to sell music rights

2022-12-22
Hajia Lariba Zuweira Abudu and Madam Francisca Oteng Mensah

Parliament approves Gender Ministry nominees

2022-12-22
Akufo-Addo swears in 15 Appeals Court Justices

Akufo-Addo swears in 15 Appeals Court Justices

2022-12-22
ADVERTISEMENT

Must Reads

Pele’s cancer has advanced, says hospital

Justin Bieber nears $200 million deal to sell music rights

Parliament approves Gender Ministry nominees

Akufo-Addo swears in 15 Appeals Court Justices

Bukom Banku granted GH¢50k bail

Parliament must take blame for Ghana’s economic crisis – Haruna Iddrisu

About

A Prime Network Limited Website.

Follow us

No Result
View All Result
  • HomePage
  • Ghana News
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Sports

©2015 - 2020 Primenews.com.gh

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.