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To that end, the EC, she said, has developed a litany of calendar activities, a strategic plan and a budget to ensure that all elections, especially Election 2020, are conducted effectively. , professional and smooth.
Ms. Mensa said this when she led a team of EC commissioners to pay a courtesy visit to the management of Citi FM / Citi Television in Accra.
His two badistants, Mr. Samuel Tettey, Operations Manager, and Dr. Eric Bossman Asare, Internal Services Manager, were part of the team.
The team was greeted by Mr. Samuel Attah-Mensah, General Manager of Citi FM / Citi TV, and Mr. Bernard Avle, Managing Director of Citi Fm, and Mr. Richard Mensah, Director of Citi TV.
Ms. Mensa said that as part of efforts to build a strong institution that stakeholders would trust, she encouraged close collaboration and sought support through visits.
The President of the EC stated that he had taken steps to put in place an open, secretive door-to-door policy to discuss the challenges and the steps to be taken to resolve them.
"Until now, we have implemented a number of activities, such as referendum, by-elections and consultation of the law amending the representation of the people. It could not have been done without their support, "she said.
"We are demystifying the commission and bringing it to the door of the stakeholders. The EC will not only wait for people to go, but this time we have taken the initiative to visit the people and organizations we work with. "
Internally, Ms. Mensa said that the Commission is undertaking reforms and standardizing the operations of the various departments, including: finance and communication, with the support of institutions such as KPMG and the Public Utilities Commission to make it more dynamic.
She added that the Commission had also set up a legal service that reorganized, recruited and strengthened the capacity of information and communication technology to take over its systems.
"We did not have a service system. We are now doing a lot to motivate the staff. Already, people have been promoted and we have put in place a work base where staff members can express their views on critical issues. "
Mr Mensa said the commission would use the professional skills of local technology companies to ensure that the EC holds its ballot successfully.
Since taking office, she has reported that the Commission successfully organized the referendum that led to the creation of the six new regions, and then oversaw the by-election in the constituency of Ayawaso West Wuogon in Accra. replacing the elected Member of Parliament.
"The elections have been characterized by violence and, as we continue to say, they are not the result of polling station activities."
"We have learned many lessons, including: paying greater attention to the safety and training of EC workers and actors, especially the media. This will be beneficial in the next elections, "she said.
Mr Attah-Mensah urged the EC to use modern technologies to compile the results in order to reduce the incidence of agitation and anxiety during the elections.
"Let's use Ghana software development companies to speed up the publication and calculation of results. This will help expedite the reporting of results. It will also guarantee the security of the Ghanaians' data instead of allowing a foreign company to manage them, "he said.
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