The National Democratic Congress (NDC), the main opposition party in Ghana, has expressed its opposition to the proposed change of the voting date from 7 December to 7 November.
The Electoral Commission announced that the political parties themselves had brought up the date change during an Inter-Party Advisory Committee meeting on 22 January 2024.
However, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the NDC’s Director of Elections and IT, took to Facebook to clarify the party’s position. He stated that the NDC does not support the November date for elections and instead called for a comprehensive review of the electoral process through inclusive and proper dialogue. He further mentioned that the party had already submitted their proposals to the Electoral Commission.
Dr. Omane Boamah also highlighted the NDC’s openness to discussing voting on prayer or worship days, referring to the demand by the Seventh-day Adventist Church to change the voting day from Saturday, which they consider their Sabbath.
To support his argument, Dr. Omane Boamah provided voting turnout statistics for previous election years under his Facebook post. The figures showed the percentage of voter turnout on different days since 1992, with the highest turnout recorded on Saturday in 1996 (78.20%) and Tuesday in 2004 (85.12%).
As the debate surrounding the proposed change of the voting date continues, the NDC remains firm in its stance against the November date, advocating for a comprehensive review of the electoral process and the inclusion of all relevant stakeholders in the decision-making process.
Source: Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen
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