Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has described the 2024 Election as the most successful in the history of Ghana’s Fourth Republic.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, she indicated that the commission’s objective at the moment is not to conduct a full review but to acknowledge the various assessments being undertaken.
“Observers both local and international have indicated that the elections of 2024 have been the best in the history of the Fourth Republic. As I noted earlier, our purpose here is not to undertake an in-depth examination or review of the elections. We are well aware that the political parties are doing their own undertaking their own reviews, and so are we,” she stated.
She explained that the EC has already commenced an internal evaluation of the electoral process, beginning from the district and regional levels.
“As we speak, we started a bottom-up approach where we’ve started from our field offices, our district offices, all the way to the regional level. And we intend to also meet with our regional leaders and heads in the coming days to undertake a thorough and in-depth examination, an assessment of the 2024 Election. We are also mindful that a lot of you are doing the same,” she noted.
Jean Mensa added that in the coming weeks, the commission will organise a broader discussion on the electoral process to review all aspects and determine areas for improvement.
“At the right time, in the coming weeks, the commission will hold a meeting with a view to having a discussion on the elections right from A to Z, from registration to declaration, to look at the lessons learnt, what worked well, what didn’t work so well and what we can do to improve upon elections and to chart the way forward,” she added.
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