The Electoral Commission (EC) will next week hold an Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to deliberate on the proposals for a new voters register.<\/p>\n
Some political parties\u00a0excluding the CPP and PNC submitted their proposals<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for\u00a0a new register on Tuesday.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”4dgNYtNNHnGNkFJ7g2Wc2cfUagGquY55″]Other stakeholders, including the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) \u00a0also handed over their proposals.<\/p>\n In an interview with Citi News<\/strong> the Director of Public Affairs of the EC,Christian Owusu Parry said the meeting will amongst others determine when to hold a stakeholder forum after which a decision on the matter will be taken.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will have a broader stakeholder consultation to discuss the issue that has been presented to the Commission and after the broader stakeholder consultation, the Commission will take a decision on the matter,whether to replace or not replace to audit the register.<\/p>\n “So until the Commission has received the presentations that have been made today, we are not able to say what the position of the Commission will be on the matter.”<\/p>\n The EC has ahead of its ruling on the issue indicated that its decision will be purely based on the soundness of proposals submitted.<\/span><\/p>\n Parties that have so far submitted their proposals are the NPP, NDC, GCPP, among others.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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