Madam Jean Mensa, Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, has proposed a change in the date for both Presidential and Parliamentary elections from December 7 to November 7.
She also proposes that the days be marked as national holidays.
The recommendations were presented during the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Monday, January 22, 2024.
The EC argued that declaring election days as national holidays could promote increased civic engagement and contribute to the cultivation of a more robust democratic culture.
The proposal for the election date change was first made by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
In a petition to the Electoral Commission and the Attorney General, the church stated that the date, which falls on a Saturday, conflicts with the Sabbath—a holy day they’ve dedicated to the worship of God.
The church is proposing the adoption of “the first (1st) or second (2nd) Tuesday of November” as the new date for Ghana’s general elections, which it said needs to be codified to guarantee Adventists the freedom to worship.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
