Kofi Bentil, and renowned private legal practitioner and Vice President of IMANI Africa, has boldly told the leadership of the Electoral Commission that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) will remove them whether they boil it or fry it.
The private legal practitioner boldly alleged that the Electoral Commission are afraid of the NDC over fear of losing their jobs.
According to Kofi Bentil, the EC is afraid to do the things that they themselves have decided not to do in regard to the Ablekuma North rerun.
Speaking on Accra-based JoyNews on July 5, 2025, Kofi Bentil stated, “Let me be clear. I think they are afraid of the NDC. They are afraid to do the things that they themselves have decided that they want to do because somehow, they want to avoid what Asiedu Nketiah has said openly, that they believe they must be removed.
Let me tell you, whether you boil it or you fry it, the NDC will remove you. And in this particular case, you will not have anybody helping you”.
“So, this collusion, and I say collusion because who doubts that if you rerun this election, the NDC will win? Who doubts it?” he concluded.
There have been growing concerns about the fairness of the Electoral Commission. The National Democratic Congress (NDC), in particular, has been vocal about its dissatisfaction with the Commission’s handling of the recent elections.
The EC top officials are made up of Jean Mensa (Chairperson), Samuel Tettey (Deputy Chairman for Operations), Dr Bossman Eric Asare (Deputy Chairman for Corporate Services), Adwoa Asuama Abrefa (Commissioner), Salima Ahmed Tijani, Dr Peter Appiahene, and Rev Akua Ofori Boateng.
Meanwhiel, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has also echoed that the three top leaders of the Electoral Commission (EC) must all go.
According to Asiedu Nketia, the Electoral Commission’s handling of recent electoral matters, particularly the unresolved parliamentary election in Ablekuma North, shows an institutional failure.
Speaking on JOY NEWS, Asiedu Nketia stated, “There has to be a change… The three top leadership must all go. They have managed the commission so badly”.
“You cannot still be having an election that will go into a stalemate. There is no anticipation of any stalemate in our laws unless people don’t want to do their work well… It’s a clear case of negligence or inability to perform its functions,” he stated.
He added, “Six months on after the election, and we still don’t have an elected MP. That must tell you something is wrong”.
“This commission, as presently constituted, took over the reins of the Electoral Commission, and they have never done a satisfactory election… First was SALL. A whole constituency went unrepresented for four years. Now, Ablekuma North. And the Ayawaso West by-election? Everything has been messed up,” he added.
Asiedu Nketia further added, “Resetting the EC means bringing it back to an institution that is fit for purpose. The way it is existing now, it is not fit for purpose.”
“If in any serious country we want to maintain this type of Electoral Commission, then I don’t know what the country is about.”
