All political parties have supported the call for Election Day, December 7, 2020, which is a Monday, to be declared as a public holiday.
A statement issued by the Electoral Commission (EC), said the decision was reached at an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting today, December 2, 2020.
The statement read: ” All Political Parties have today, during an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting, agreed with the Commission’s proposal to the Chief of Staff of Ghana and the Ministry of the Interior to gazette Monday 7th December 2020 a Statutory Public Holiday.
The Commission’s proposal seeks to give Registered Voters the opportunity to devote the day to exercise their civic right and responsibility to vote during the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.
Present at the meeting were representatives of all the Political Parties, Civil Society Organisation’s (CSO’s), and Development Partners.
Registered Voters are expected to vote between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm on Monday, 7th December 2020.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com