EC says it is engaging GJA, GIBA on access to collation centres

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it is engaging the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) on access to the constituency and regional collation centres for the 2024 general elections.

Concerns were raised against the earlier directive by the commission that limited media access to its constituency and regional collation centres for the 2024 general elections.

The EC  said in a statement on Wednesday, November 27, that “As a listening Commission, we are engaging with the leadership of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) on the issue and trust that we will arrive at an arrangement that is both workable and acceptable.”

The EC emphasized its commitment to maintaining the highest level of transparency in the collation process, citing its decision to grant media access to all constituency, regional, and national collation centres.

However, it stressed the importance of limiting the number of persons at these centres to ensure orderly and peaceful operations during the collation of election results.

“The Commission is keen on ensuring the highest level of transparency in its operations, hence the opening up of all its Constituency, Regional and National Collation Centres to the Media.

“In doing so, the Commission is mindful of the need to ensure an orderly and peaceful process at all the Collation Centres hence the quotas on the number of persons who can access the Collation Centres at any given time.”

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