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No new constituencies to be created – EC chief refuses requests
The President of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has denied reports that her party has decided to create 25 additional constituencies before the general elections of 2020.
She said, however, that the creation of new constituencies was on the agenda.
Reports circulating over the weekend suggest that the EC would create 25 more constituencies, but commission chairperson Jean Mensa said, "It's a total lie. It has not been raised.
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"We've seen reports in the public domain and we can say for sure that this is not coming from the commission. The commission did not meet to consider this issue, although it is a problem of its origin. [EC] the agenda and it is a mandate of the commission, but the figures and information presented [are] This is not true and we ask the public not to take it into account, "she added in an interview on Monday, April 29, 2019.
"It's an issue on the agenda and a commission mandate, so it's always in the foreground, but to be honest, it's not even been discussed and it has nothing to do with the creation of new areas … right now, we are busy creating offices and that's what awaits us … So, although the creation of new constituencies is a mandate of the commission it's not something we're dealing with right now, "Mensa told reporters.
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In addition, an outstanding audio suggested that Ms. Mensa had clashed with the secretary general of the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia, at the Advisory Committee meeting. Last week, it denied these accusations.
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