Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei at an event to outdoor a strategic plan, new logo and website ahead of the electionssaid, the Coat of Arms was taken off because having it in the Commission's logo undermines the legal and functional independence of the Commission.

“We removed the Coat of Arms because we do not represent the authority of the state. We are more than the ballot box… And we believe that the Coat of Arms does not speak to the legal and functional independence of the commission,” she said.

But speaking on Joy News on Tuesday, Dr Gyampo said no logo better represents the state than the Coat of Arms.

“Maybe the EC boss meant to say that the EC does not represent the authority of government. State and government are different… The EC is an independent body created by the state, which has the backing and authority of the state. And so for me, the best logo of the state is the Coat of Arms,” he said.

“Indeed, when Justice Atuguba was hearing the 2012 election petition, he made reference to an instance where he had to pass a ruling and he looked at the Coat of Arms to let him feel that he is an independent agency of the state carrying out its specific duty… Government will come and go but the state will still be there,” he added.

The Electoral Commission’s new logo stirred controversy after pictures of a similar logo popped up.

The EC has rejected claims that it has plagiarized the logo of a Turkish educational institute, Yedi Sistem and has asked the institution to take legal actions if it feels its artistic work has been plagiarized.

The logo comes with blue-black background with what appears to be eight abstract humans with their hands up while the Turkish logo has a white background inside the circle.

According to a document from the EC: