Chairman
of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has entreated Ghanaian Professionals
to contest in the District Level Elections (DLEs) so as to enrich quality of district
assemblies to accelerate development at the grassroots.
According to
him, though the local government system is the foundation for the country’s democracy
and development, it lacks the requisite human resources to effectively deliver to
the citizenry.
“Next time,
all of you, become candidates, for you’ll improve the quality of the assemblies,”
the E.C boss told Journalists during a day’s capacity building workshop in Ho
on Monday.
Partisan Participation in DLEs
He also
alluded to suggestions that the local government elections should be made
partisan, saying “eventually in the future, we have to open it up to partisan
participation, because they (parties) are behind the scenes,” though the law currently
barred parties from doing so.
