The General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has charged the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to ensure that civil society organizations do not take over their roles.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe NCCE should not create space to allow civil society organisations to usurp its function,\u201d the NDC General Secretary said.<\/p>\n
Mr Asiedu Nketia made the call when he and\u00a0other NDC executives met with leadership of the NCCE over a series of\u00a0engagements for all registered political parties and stakeholders ahead of the commission\u2019s programmes scheduled for\u00a0the November polls.<\/p>\n
Confusion between NCCE and IEA over debates<\/strong><\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”qQRslEiPC14Js1fM5xelMqqcYR4icPRt”]The NCCE has announced it will organize debates for parliamentary candidates in all 275 constituencies of the country ahead of the polls, as well as a presidential dialogue for aspirants in this year\u2019s presidential elections.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) which has over the years been organizing such debates heavily criticised<\/strong><\/a><\/span> the NCCE for its plans and charged them to rather\u00a0focus on voter education<\/strong><\/a><\/span> which falls within its mandate.<\/p>\n Rationale for engagement <\/strong><\/p>\n The Acting Chairman of the NCCE, Mr. Samuel Asare Akuamoah, who led executives of the NCCE to the meeting, explained that the engagement with political parties will enable the commission to solicit in-depth issues affecting the well-being of Ghanaians to factor such information into their activities.<\/p>\n Mr Akuamoah, said the engagement with the political parties was also to share with them the need to rekindle the tenets of the 1992 Constitution in their supporters, with emphasis on the \u2018acceptance of personal responsibility\u2019 and \u2018personal ownership of Ghana.\u2019<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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