The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has confirmed it has not received an official communication from the Electoral Commission(EC) on the schedule for the upcoming general elections.
This aligns with the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s critique of the public release of the election calendar.
Reports suggest the Electoral Commission plans to receive nominations for the presidential and parliamentary elections from September 9 to 13. Subsequently, the presidential ballot paper positions will be drawn on September 23, 2024, and the parliamentary positions on September 24, 2024.
The Commission aims to declare 2024 presidential poll results within three days post-election.
Additionally, a voters’ registration period runs from May 7 to May 27, 2024, alongside a nationwide effort to replace missing voter ID cards starting May 30, 2024.
NPP’s Director of Research and Elections, Evans Nimako, stated in an interview that the party received an invite for an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Thursday, March 7, 2024, but no official communication on the election program.
“The NPP has not received any official communication from the EC concerning the programme of activities for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.”
“All that we have gotten is a notice of invitation to for an IPAC meeting to be held on Thursday 7th of this month at the EC Headquarters so I will also confirm that we have not received any such communication from the EC,” he said.