The Electoral Commission (EC) on Thursday commenced the second round of its high level stakeholder consultation to solicit the support of key stakeholders ahead of various electoral activities.
The series of visits of EC is to demystify the operations and bring the Commission closer to the citizenry and to inform stakeholders about its current activities and outlook for the future.
Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa, who led a team to the office of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG), said the consultation was to hear first-hand what the concerns and issues of key stakeholders were regarding the Commission and its operations.
The delegation was made up of Mrs Mensa, Chairperson, Dr Bossman Eric Asare, Deputy Chairperson, Corporate Services, Mr Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairperson, Operations and other Commissioners.
Giving an account of her stewardship over the past 10 months, the EC Chairperson said it had taken steps to run an open door policy devoid of secrecy to discuss challenges and measures to address them.
“So far, we have implemented a number of activities, such as the referendum, by-elections, and consultation on the Representation of People Amendment Act. This could not have been done without their support,” she said.
Internally, Mrs Mensa said the Commission was instituting governance framework as part of reforming and standardising the operations of the various departments including; the Finance and Communication to make it vibrant.
She said the Commission also set up a Legal Service department and they were also retooling, recruiting and building the capacity of the Information Communication Technology to take charge of its systems.
“We did not have a scheme of service for senior officers. Now we are doing a lot to motivate staff. Already people have been promoted and we have instituted a staff durbar where people can air their views on critical issues.”
