The Electoral Commission (EC) will today hold an Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to deliberate on several issues concerning the 2016 elections.
The decision by the EC to withdraw certificates of political parties without district offices by the end of May could be one of the issues to be strongly discussed at the meeting.
EC laws governing the registration of political parties in Ghana says all parties must have district offices in order to reflect their regional representation and balance.
The EC's decision has been heavily criticised by some political parties and governance experts including including Dr. Kwesi Jonah who says the EC has no right to suspend political parties simply because they have no district offices.
“Nowhere in the constitution and nowhere in the law does it say offices; it says organise and in these days of technology, you could organise everywhere without being physically present. Moreover, it is the registration that matters, so once you are registered, finished.
“Everywhere in the world, all democracies have bigger parties and smaller parties and they all have their unique roles they play for the democracy to grow,” Jonah told a gathering.
Other issues likely to be discussed also includes the recently ended limited voter’s registration held across the country.