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An associate professor of political science, Ransford Gyampo, has called the EC directive to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to present its proposals for electoral reforms to the All-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) disrespectful.
Commenting on the issue on his Facebook page, the University of Ghana professor called the directive condescending.
He further urged the electoral body to instead submit these proposals to the Committee.
The NDC opposition has made some proposals for reforming the country’s electoral system.
The main suggestion of the party is that the appointment of electoral commissioners should be made with the prior approval of Parliament.
The party said that the current method of appointment shows the EC as a partisan.
The NDC said the recommendations were based on perceived flaws in the 2020 election, which resulted in a presidential petition after John Mahama rejected President Akufo-Addo’s electoral victory.
The Electoral Commission headed by Jean Mensah, however, asked the opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to submit its proposals for electoral reforms to the Interparty Consultative Committee (IPAC) for dialogue.
The Commission said it was open to suggestions and comments to improve the country’s electoral process, but insisted that IPAC is the appropriate forum for such suggestions.
The directive came after the EC took delivery of the NDC’s proposals.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) said it did not submit its proposals for electoral reforms to the All-Party Consultative Committee (IPAC) because the committee is problematic.
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