Live telecast of IPAC meeting will ensure transparency – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated its call for a live broadcast of the upcoming Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, as part of its commitment to ensuring transparency in Ghana’s electoral process.

This request follows a prior rejection by the Electoral Commission (EC), which declined a similar appeal from the NDC to televise discussions about discrepancies found in the Provisional Voters Register (PVR).

In a brief press statement issued on Monday, September 30, the EC urged all stakeholders attending Tuesday’s critical IPAC meeting to present evidence and data to support any discrepancies or concerns they have with the PVR.

The Commission emphasised that this collaborative approach would help address outstanding issues with the voters’ register.

The EC also noted that, despite repeated requests, the NDC has yet to provide the data backing its claims of discrepancies, for which the party is demanding a forensic audit of the PVR.

Speaking to Masemtvgh, the NDC’s Deputy Director of Elections and IT, Dr Tanko Rashid Computer, stressed that broadcasting the meeting live is crucial to gaining the trust and confidence of the Ghanaian public.

“We think that it’s very important we have this live broadcast because of the enormity of the issues at stake. Because the 2024 general elections hinge on the register, everything about the election is about a credible register.

“EC according to their response to us, is that we should come and they will indicate to us how they have resolved all the issues we are raising, then it is important that the media comes along to see what we are doing.

“Because it is this transparency everybody is looking for that is why we have sent them, it is an open-ended invitation we have given to them, and they should allow the media in. Why are they running away from the media if they don’t have anything to hide?