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Samuel Appiah Darko, Director of Strategy, Research and Communications at the Office of the Special Prosecutor, has rejected the idea of considering Ghana as a single constituency, labelling it absurd.<\/p>\n
This comes after some stakeholders suggested that since the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission serves as the Returning Officer for presidential elections, Ghana should be treated as one constituency.<\/p>\n
However, during an interview with Bernard Avle on Channel One TV\u2019<\/strong><\/em>s The Point of View<\/strong><\/em>, Darko argues that the Constitution divides Ghana into multiple constituencies, making this idea inapplicable.<\/p>\nSamuel Appiah Darko\u2019s stance on Ghana not being considered a single constituency is supported by the country\u2019s electoral system and Constitution.<\/p>\n
He believes the division of Ghana into multiple constituencies ensures fair representation and governance, making the idea of a single constituency impractical and unconstitutional.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the beauty of law, others may want to come from that point of view, but for me, and I think other lawyers may agree with me, that would be stretching it. It\u2019s so absurd for us to say that the whole country is one constituency.<\/p>\n
\u201cOther than that the Constitution wouldn\u2019t have also said that the country should be divided into constituencies, where people will now contest.\u201d<\/p>\n
The conversation was in connection with the demise of the late Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) flagbearer, Akua Donkor, which occurred on Monday 28, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra.<\/p>\n
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