The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has asked Presidential and Parliamentary aspirants in this year’s election to file their nominations forms online.
The move is unprecedented and has predictably sparked mixed reactions from Ghanaians on social media. The EC has therefore opened its online portal to affect the new development. The Chairperson of the EC, Mrs. Jean Mensa, announced this at the Let the Citizens Know series held in Accra on Monday, July 27, 2020. She obviously contended that the move was part of the safety protocols for curbing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
‘The nomination forms will be made available on our website and so candidates no longer have to come to pick up their forms at our offices before filing; they simply have to visit our websites and download them,’ she said. Madam Jean Mensa further said nominations would be available on the EC‘s website for political parties and candidates to access. She however did not disclose the official date when the nominations will officially open.
SOURCE: www.Ghgossip.com