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Policy of Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
Source: Dailyguidenetwork.com
2019-05-01
Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Osei Bonsu Amoah
Osei Bonsu Amoah, Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, urged Ghanaians to ignore the vicious propaganda of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the creation of new constituencies throughout the country.
Ibrahim Ahmed, the first Deputy Minority Whip in Parliament, said the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) was forcing the Electoral Commission (EC) to create 25 new constituencies before the general elections in 2020.
He told reporters in Parliament that the EC would create 17 constituencies in the NPP stronghold of the Ashanti region, the others going to other regions.
According to him, the NPP has failed miserably to Ghanaians with its "soft campaign promises and the government party is counting on the EC to help them rig the elections so that it remains in power at all costs".
However, responding to the allegations, Mr Amoah, also MK of Akwapim South, said that it was very foolhardy that a leader in Parliament says the nuclear power plant in place controls the EC in the future. 39, exercise of his functions.
He stressed that the constitutional mandate of the EC is to create new constituencies, in accordance with the law and not subject to the control of a government.
"It is ridiculous for a House leader to say that 17 additional ridings will be created in one region. "We should be responsible in our statements to protect the security and safety of the nation. We should use our leadership status to educate people about what is right and not to tell unfounded and alarming stories, "Amoah said in an interview with The Custodian newspaper.
Article 47 (1) of the 1992 Constitution stipulates that "Ghana shall be divided into as many constituencies as the electoral commission may prescribe for the purposes of the election of deputies, and that each constituency shall be presented by a Member of Parliament ".
Article 47 (5) again states that "the Electoral Commission shall review the division of Ghana into electoral constituencies at least seven years after the census, or within twelve months after the publication of the census figures after the holding of a census. census of the population. from Ghana, whichever comes first, and could therefore change constituencies ".
The EC created the 45 constituencies under the administration of the NDC in June 2012, bringing the number of seats in parliament from 230 to 275 before this year's general elections, which now last about seven years.
In accordance with Article 47 (5) of the Constitution, the EC is legally obliged to review Ghana's division into constituencies.
The first badistant deputy bad claimed that the creation of new constituencies could be a problem for Parliament because, according to him, the Chamber of Deputies is already congested.
He added that until the construction of a new room, the current room housing the 275 legislators did not have enough space to accommodate 25 additional members.
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