th<\/sup> January, for the 2009 transition.\u201d<\/p>\nIt further stated: \u201cThe short lengths of the periods between the declaration of the results and the commencement of the transfer process in the two cases did not allow the losing party sufficient time to properly orient itself for the transfer.\u201d<\/p>\n
This petition had also been preceded by a workshop where a communiqu\u00e9 was issued to make a case for ample time to be allotted to \u201caccommodate possible run-off elections and the resolution of any election related petitions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The immediate past Chair of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan also referring to the work of the IEA indicated that, \u201cchanging the election date to secure a longer transition period should not forestall the need to pass such a transition bill as had been initiated by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) for purposes of securing a well ordered transition period.\u201d<\/p>\n
A statement issued and signed by the Director of IEA, Jean Mensah on the progress made by the EC said,<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is evident that The IEA has long advocated for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections to be held in November to ensure ample time for proper handing over and transition in a manner that would ensure policy continuity and good governance,\u201d<\/p>\n
It added, \u201cThe IEA is therefore gratified to note that the EC has adopted this worthy proposal. It is hoped that other IEA proposals would be adopted to strengthen Ghana\u2019s electoral system and consolidate democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n
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The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has commended the Electoral Commission(EC) for accepting proposals to conduct presidential and parliamentary elections on November 7. The EC has given indication it will ask the Attorney General’s office to table a revision of \u00a0Article 112 clause 4 and Article 63 clause 2a of the constitution, which talks about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":52437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[2183,38,2176,17],"yoast_head":"\n
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