Member of Parliament for Techiman South, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has criticised the New Patriotic Party’s Presidential Election Committee (PEC) for its decision to ban proxy voting in the upcoming NPP presidential primary.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Mr. Adjei-Mensah Korsah said that although he respects the competence of the committee chairman, Joseph Osei-Owusu (Joe Wise), the decision is legally flawed and harmful to the party’s democratic traditions.
“I like the chairman and his leadership prowess, but he is wrong on this issue. The committee has done a great disservice to the party by taking such a hard stance. It is a dangerous precedent and could deepen the party’s problems,” he said.
He argued that proxy voting is recognised under Ghana’s electoral laws and is administered by the Electoral Commission—not political parties.
“Even during general elections, someone who is incapacitated can get help to vote. It is almost the same as proxy voting,” he explained, adding that the NPP should not attempt to override established legal principles.
Mr. Adjei-Mensah Korsah warned that banning proxy voting creates unnecessary mistrust and confusion, stressing that the party must prioritise transparency and fairness.
“There is no issue with proxy voting. No one can use it to rig an election. It’s just a misunderstanding. They should have opened up the process and addressed it once and for all,” he added.
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