The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has no plans of creating Twenty-Five (25) New Constituencies ahead of the 2024 general elections.
The Commission in statement stated that it is only creating one Constituency, which is the Guan Constituency in the Oti Region.
This follows statements in the media to the effect that some 25 New Constituencies are going to be created in the lead up to the 2024 polls.
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday presented a Constitutional Instrument to Parliament for the establishment of the Guan constituency.
The Representation of the People (Parliamentary Constituencies) Amendment Instrument 2023 aims to incorporate the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) traditional areas, which were unable to vote for a Parliamentary Candidate in the 2020 General Elections.
Referring to the instrument for consideration and report by the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of the house on Tuesday, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin said, “The representation of the People Parliamentary Constituencies Amendment Instrument 2023 is referred to the Committee on Subsidiary Legislation for consideration and report to the house. This instrument will likely save this house and forgive us of the cardinal sin that we have been said to have committed.”
“It deals with the issues of the SALL and a number of them have now come for consideration of the house.”
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