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By Yaw Ansah, RNG
Accra, June 17, GNA –
The leadership of the National Association of Charismatic Christian Churches
(NACCC) urges the Electoral Commission (EC) to include critics
Stakeholders at periodic meetings of the Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC).
Unanimously, they
believe that the involvement of critical actors such as the Peace Council
Council, revered chiefs, prominent religious leaders and civil societies
help stop accusations against media on media platforms
after making a decision at the IPAC meetings.
Such a gesture could
foster trust, unity and cultivate a healthy relationship between stakeholders
towards the 2020 elections and beyond.
The management of
NACCC made this suggestion when Ms. Jean Mensa, Chair of the Election Committee
Commission, led a team of EC Commissioners to pay a courtesy call on the Commission
them in Accra.
Included in the team
his two badistants – Mr. Samuel Tettey, Operations Manager, and Dr. Eric
Bossman Asare, Head of General Services and Ms Adwoa Asuama Abriefa,
Commissioner.
The visit is part of
EC's efforts to demystify its operations and bring the Commission closer to
citizens, the Commission engaged in consultations with the main
stakeholders.
It also aims to
helping the Commission to know directly the concerns and problems of the
stakeholders, as regards the Commission and its functioning.
Archbishop Nicolas
Duncan Williams, archbishop president and overseer general of the chapel of action
International, congratulated the EC for its efficiency and good work since its
Appointment.
He advised the EC
and its leaders to give all political parties equal grounds to compete
order not to invoke the attack of any party.
Bishop Williams
implored the EC to use a friendlier language and a reconciling approach so that
they would not be perceived as favoring other parties.
On the Ayawaso West
By-elections, he advised the EC to strengthen its commitment with the
security and develop plans to effectively ensure the proper functioning of
elections.
Ms. Mensa, gave the
the badurance that the Commission would give equal conditions to all political actors.
political parties to ensure credible, transparent, free and fair elections.
As part of the efforts
involve all stakeholders in the electoral process, she said.
undertook a consultation to remove the veil of secrecy that had been
shredded the activities of the Commission.
Mrs Mensa congratulated
its predecessors for the construction of a well-tightened electoral system, which bore
with all the political actors from the registration process to the
declaration of results.
She informed the
ecclesiastics on the beginning of the processes to build a strong administrative
governance structure to correct failures at the EC.
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