Dr Eric Oduro Osae, a local governance expert, has said the inability of elected Assembly members to fulfill campaign promises may result in their recall by the Electoral Commission (EC).
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In an interview on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem on Wednesday, he explained that Assembly members can be recalled by the EC should 30 per cent or more of their electorate file a petition to the EC for non-performance.
According to him, it is not right for Assembly members to make huge promises because they don’t have the financial capacity or the Authority to do so.
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“The promises some assembly members make should be scrutinised because they make huge promises, as an assembly member your main duty is to facilitate development by communicating the needs of the people to the assembly and ensuring that the assembly meets those needs,” he said.
“But they make huge promises which they can’t fulfill, and we have to educate them that it’s not right to make huge promises because if they are unable to do them, their electorate can have them recalled by petitioning the EC,” he added.
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This year’s district assembly elections successfully conducted on Tuesday, December 17, saw some aspirants make certain huge promises such as biogas facilities for each house and free breakfast for all constituents among others.