{"id":273132,"date":"2024-12-31T02:10:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T02:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/31\/six-days-to-swearing-in-and-we-still-dont-know-six-mps\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T02:10:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T02:10:43","slug":"six-days-to-swearing-in-and-we-still-dont-know-six-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/31\/six-days-to-swearing-in-and-we-still-dont-know-six-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"Six days to swearing-in, and we still don\u2019t know six MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/380\/38016469.295.jpg\" alt=\"Private legal practitioner, Andrew Appian Danquah\" title=\"Private legal practitioner, Andrew Appian Danquah\" width=\"295\" height=\"180\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Private legal practitioner, Andrew Appian Danquah<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Private legal practitioner and member of the Communications Team of the Movement for Change, Andrew Appiah Danquah, has criticized the incumbent government and the Electoral Commission (EC) for failing in their respective responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on TV3\u2019s NewDay show, Appiah Danquah expressed concern over the unresolved status of six constituencies just days before the swearing-in of Members of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>He described the situation as deeply troubling and indicative of a significant failure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a massive failure on the part of the government and the Electoral Commission. We are just six days away from swearing in, yet we still don\u2019t know who the elected MPs are in about six constituencies,\u201d Danquah remarked.<\/p>\n<p>He further questioned the government\u2019s role in ensuring security during elections, stating, \u201cHow do you explain a situation where some groups force the EC to make unlawful declarations?<\/p>\n<p>Is this not a massive failure on the part of the government, which is responsible for ensuring security in this country?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appiah Danquah lamented the loss of public trust in the Electoral Commission and the nation\u2019s security agencies, citing their inability to manage the electoral process effectively.<\/p>\n<p>He asserted, \u201cThe people of Ghana have lost faith in the Electoral Commission\u2019s capacity to manage elections and in the security agencies\u2019 ability to ensure fairness and order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch some videos from the recent Parliamentary sittings below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"5kYuF0Ifups\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atta Akyea calls for cost benefit analysis on sports development in Ghana\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5kYuF0Ifups?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"LODnukj4Kts\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patrick Boamah bemoans Ghana&#039;s Olympic performance as he pays tribute to Ike Quartey Snr\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LODnukj4Kts?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"WgmlPgFUDWE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We must be ready to invest in sports if we want to excel in sports - Nii Lante Vanderpuye\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WgmlPgFUDWE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private legal practitioner, Andrew Appian Danquah Private legal practitioner and member of the Communications Team of the Movement for Change, Andrew Appiah Danquah, has criticized the incumbent government and the Electoral Commission (EC) for failing in their respective responsibilities. Speaking on TV3\u2019s NewDay show, Appiah Danquah expressed concern over the unresolved status of six constituencies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":273133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-273132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Six days to swearing-in, and we still don\u2019t know six MPs - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/31\/six-days-to-swearing-in-and-we-still-dont-know-six-mps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Six days to swearing-in, and we still don\u2019t know six MPs - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Private legal practitioner, Andrew Appian Danquah Private legal practitioner and member of the Communications Team of the Movement for Change, Andrew Appiah Danquah, has criticized the incumbent government and the Electoral Commission (EC) for failing in their respective responsibilities. 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