Following the notice to withdraw the registration of 17 of them, Akwasi Addai Odike, the leader of the United Progressive Party, accused the Electoral Commission of disrespecting several minor parties.
"This woman, the chair of the electoral commission, has no regard for me as a person. This woman has never permitted me to meet with her, even when I want to talk to her about something, Mr. Odike remarked.
Because these parties lack the national and regional offices required by the Act governing political parties, the Electoral Commission is asking them to provide a written response explaining why they should be kept on the country's list of political parties.
The EC conducted a statewide effort to check the offices of all Ghanaian political parties that had been registered between May and June 2022.
Following the exercise, the EC acted under the authority of Section 15(3)(c) of the Political Parties Act of 2000, Act 574, which requires it to revoke the registration of political parties that lack offices at the national and regional levels.
According to Mr. Odike, the commission already has the necessary data because it received it during earlier elections.
They had all the information they needed, so I don't understand why she does a U-turn and announces in the open area that they can't find our offices.
"NDC and NPP occasionally fail to submit even their audited reports, and the EC must pursue them for many months before they finally do. These are typical occurrences for political parties.
Additionally, Mr. Odike criticized the commission for disclosing this information.
"EC must treat us with respect because we don't publish the correspondence we send to them," he insisted.