The EC is set to meet with political parties to discuss a proposed adjustment in the election date for 2024.
The Electoral Commission (EC) will meet with the major political parties today, Monday, January 29, at its Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting, to continue deliberations on its request to modify the date of the general elections.
The European Commission has suggested shifting the dates of the presidential and parliamentary elections from December 7 to November 7.
The opposition National Democratic Congress has expressed its objection to the idea, claiming that it does not provide the EC enough time to organise an event-free election.
On the other side, sources within the New Patriotic Party claim that the party’s hierarchy is still debating the issue before making a decision.
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Congress has reversed its decision to boycott sessions of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC).
The party announced this in a statement signed by Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, its General Secretary, on Sunday, January 28, 2024.
IPAC meetings are intended to let the various political parties to assess election-related actions and policies, formally express their concerns, and provide constructive feedback.
It also acts as an advisory council for the Electoral Commission.
The NDC’s leadership skipped IPAC meetings in 2021, alleging “lack of candour, odious duplicity, and open bias that the Jean Mensah-led Electoral Commission displayed in favour of the New Patriotic Party in the conduct of the 2020 general elections.”
In a subsequent statement, the NDC stated that the decision was revoked following “enhanced consensus-building.”
