NALAG Calls For Collaboration To Establish Fixed Date For District Assembly Elections
The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) is urging the Electoral Commission and Parliament to unite in designating a specific date for district assembly elections.
NALAG believes that this strategic move will invigorate voter participation in the nation's local elections, which serve as the cornerstone of Ghana's democracy.
In a recent radio appearance on Joy FM, Joshua Nyame, the Human Resource and Administration Officer of NALAG, expressed deep concern regarding the limited attention given to district assembly elections. He emphasized the critical necessity for comprehensive awareness campaigns to encourage active engagement.
Nyame underlined the pivotal role that effective local elections play in community development. He advocated for the adoption of a designated date for local elections, similar to December 7, which is earmarked for the General elections.
"One key thing that I believe that can help in promoting the district level election is to have the EC collaborating with Parliament and Government to get a fixed date just as we have for the National elections.
"If people know that every December 7 we have National elections every four years, it is there in their minds and the EC always prepare towards that. However, with our district level elections, we don't have that, and that has been a key factor because if that is not there, we don't have a fixed date, then they will always work in an adhoc way to prepare towards that.
"So we are pleading and calling on all stakeholders involved to make sure that we get a fixed timelines so that the EC will work within that timelines to help the people understand that every four years, this is the time we have district level elections and therefore will get involved just us the National elections are," Joshua Nyame remarked.
It's noteworthy that the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced December 19 of this year as the date for the upcoming district assembly elections, underlining the urgency for concerted efforts to promote these essential local electoral processes.
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