{"id":157551,"date":"2024-03-01T11:29:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T11:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/01\/sit-up-and-release-election-2024-calendar\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T11:29:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T11:29:32","slug":"sit-up-and-release-election-2024-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/01\/sit-up-and-release-election-2024-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Sit up and release Election 2024 calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Director of Elections and IT of the National Democratic Congress, Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, in an open letter to the Electoral Commission, has raised concerns regarding the perceived delays in preparations for the upcoming December 07 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Boamah highlights the absence of a calendar of activities to guide the elections, labelling it as \u201cquite disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter queries why the EC has not published the timetable, leaving political parties and major stakeholders in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>Several critical issues are also raised in the letter, such as addressing discrepancies in the Voters\u2019 Register, the timing of the Limited Voters Registration Exercise, and the projected registrable voter population for 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns are also expressed about the methodology for conducting the Limited Voters Registration Exercise and the state of the EC\u2019s Data Center and Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Omane Boamah further questioned the EC\u2019s intentions regarding the procurement of additional BVR Kits and BVDs, the introduction of new laws or reforms, and compliance with the ECOWAS Protocol on Good Governance and Democracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attached is the full letter by Dr Omane Boamah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>March 01, 2024<br \/>Dear Mrs Jean Mensah,<br \/>The Electoral Commission has More Work To Do!<br \/>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>Happy new month (March 2024)!<\/p>\n<p>And special greetings from the NDC Elections and IT Directorate.<\/p>\n<p>In this open letter, I deploy definite statements and questions to draw the attention of Ghanaians, the Electoral Commission itself, the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) and all stakeholders including development partners to the immutable truth that, the EC is behind schedule regarding preparations towards elections 2024.<\/p>\n<p>I wish to remind the Electoral Commission that the calendar of activities to guide the December 07 presidential and parliamentary elections this year is still not available to political parties and major stakeholders.<br \/>Quite disappointing!<\/p>\n<p>Why has the EC not published the calendar of activities (Timetable) to guide our programmes?<br \/>Note that there are many issues to be addressed ahead of the December 07 elections, such as:<br \/>\u2022 Addressing major discrepancies in the Voters\u2019 Register.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 When the Commission intends to conduct the Limited Voters Registration Exercise to register new voters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The projected (nationally &amp; regionally) registrable voter population for the 2024 Limited Registration Exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 How the Limited Voters Registration Exercise will be conducted \u2013 Is it going to be electoral area-based or district office-based as it happened in 2023? (District office-based registration should not be repeated as it leads to voter suppression).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 What is the state of the EC\u2019s Data Center and Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits and Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs)? Are we going to experience the avoidable and frequent breakdown of the devices as occurred during the 2023 Limited registration exercise?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Does the EC intend to procure additional BVR Kits and BVDs?<br \/>\u2022 Does the Commission intend to introduce new laws (Constitutional Instruments) or administrative and other operational reforms for Election 2024?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 If yes, what are those laws and reforms?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 How does the Electoral Commission intend to comply with the ECOWAS Protocol on Good Governance and Democracy, which directs Election Management Bodies (EMBs) of ECOWAS Member States not to introduce major laws or reforms six (6) months prior to General Elections\u2026 Today is March, 2024, with eight (\ud83d\ude0e clear months to December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Madam Jean Mensah, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, in this friendly conversation in the interest of Ghana\u2019s democracy, I further wish to advise the Electoral Commission as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Commission must not make the Ghana card the sole identifier for voter registration in 2024 because well over 60% of registrants used the Guarantor System to register just a year ago in 2023. This shows that Ghanacard and passports are still not available to many Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, let me ask:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Will the Commission create additional polling stations for Election 2024?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 If yes, how many polling stations does the Commission intend to create and what is the operational and demographic basis for creating those additional polling stations?<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, is the Commission genuinely committed to the people of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) voting on December 07, 2024 as a Constituency? This cannot be compromised!<\/p>\n<p>Time is limited\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the Electoral Commission must immediately sit up and release the calendar of activities (Timetable) to guide the December 07, 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah<br \/>Director of Elections and IT, NDC &amp;<br \/>Medical Doctor and Health Policy Planning and Financing Analyst.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Director of Elections and IT of the National Democratic Congress, Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, in an open letter to the Electoral Commission, has raised concerns regarding the perceived delays in preparations for the upcoming December 07 elections. 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