The Institute of Economic Affairs has welcomed a decision adopted by the Electoral commission to abolish the strong room during elections.
This comes on the back of the statement of the chairman of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei that the EC would abolish the strong and rather adopt a more transparent process.
[contextly_sidebar id=”xuZ5tGovhuy2QMeD6u8eWwS6SeyVFo7z”]A statement signed by the Executive Director of the IEA, Jean Mensa, said that the call for the abolishment of the strong room “was among a set of recommendations which the IEA submitted to the EC under the IEA Electoral Reforms Project.”
The institute further explained in the statement that these recommendations were made after the IEA held a series of workshops in 2013 and 2014 to discuss Ghana’s electoral system.
“The project was formulated in the wake of Ghana’s 2012 General Elections and 2013 Election Petition. The project sought to undertake research into Ghana’s electoral system with the view to providing recommendations for reform.”
The IEA also said that it is hoping that the Electoral Commission will adopt the remaining proposals on electoral reforms to strengthen Ghana’s electoral system for 2016 and beyong.
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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong/citifmonline.com