EC Must Brief Parliament on Preparations for 2020 Elections – Minority
The minority says the EC "have to be summoned to give us their road map as to their preparedness"
Jonas Danquah 
The Minority in Ghana’s Parliament wants the Electoral Commission (EC) to brief the House on its preparedness towards the 2020 general elections in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
According to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, the EC must clearly spell out its plan to organize the upcoming elections amid the pandemic.
“The Constitution requires that presidential and parliamentary elections be held this year even as we struggle with COVID. The independent Electoral Commission created under Article 45 of this constitution owes this country and Members of Parliament an explanation.
“They have to be summoned to give us their road map as to their preparedness. They need to apprise this House on their level of preparedness for the 2020 presidential and parliamentary election. If we cannot get them to brief the Committee, on the whole, they have to come to the Special Budget Committee” he noted.
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