Speaking at the launch of the EC’s five-year development plan in Accra on April 26, Charlotte Osei said: “We are expecting to register about 1.2 million people that is the maximum. On average, if we get good turnout, we should be looking at 38 people per registration centre per day.”

“We are pretty well prepared and we are confident that it will be successful. We have deliberately structured it for the two week period, we’ve captured about three weekends so that for people who have to go to work, it gives them as much time as possible over the weekend and it won’t be affected by people having to go to work.”

Charlotte Osei added that the EC has position itself to be the benchmark for credible elections in Africa “by leveraging technology, integrating best practice and building a highly skilled organisation we will become the benchmark in election management in Africa.”

She said the commission will also establish a world class training centre, which will be responsible for not only local electoral training, but with a view to providing a venue for the entire region to be effectively trained in electoral processes.

This, she adds, “will develop a depth of knowledge, skills and resources, which will enable the EC to be a source of information and expertise on best practice election management across Africa.”

Touching on the November 7 elections, Charlotte Osei promised to deliver free, fair and credible elections.

She appealed to Ghanaians to participate in cleaning up the voters’ register during exhibition.

Meanwhile the opposition New Patriotic Party boycotted the launch of the five-year strategic plan even though they were invited.

Representatives of the various political parties showed up at the event which the EC says is a roadmap towards enhancing the operations of the Commission for the years ahead.

It is however unclear why the NPP which has been at loggerheads with the EC over the Voter’s register failed to show up.

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has indicated that its new logo represents its unified purpose, vision and ultimately demonstrates the Commission’s independence.

The logo, which comes with blue-black background with what appears to be eight abstract humans with their hands up.

In an address at the event, the chairperson of the commission Charlotte Osei said the logo represents the independence of the election management body.

“The logo represents unity, singular and unified in purpose...we like it, we picked it, it makes us happy”.