The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (CBC) has offered to support the Electoral Commission (EC) to educate the public on electoral processes through the Church’s Department of Social and Communication (DEPSECOM).
In this regard, the DEPSCOM will work hand-in-hand with the EC to disseminate educational messages on their various platforms.
Most Reverend Bishop Philip Naameh, the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference made the offer when Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission led a team of Commissioners of the EC to pay a courtesy call on the Catholic Bishops Conference in Accra.
Included in the team were her two deputies – Samuel Tettey, in-charge of Operations, and Dr. Eric Bossman Asare, in-charge of Corporate Services, Madam Adwoa Asuama Abriefa, a Commissioner.
Present at the meeting were Most Rev John Bonaventure Kwofie, the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, Bishop Joseph Afrifa-Agyekum, Bishop of Koforidua and other Reverend Fathers.
He pledged the Church’s unflinching support towards deepening the knowledge of the public on electoral processes through education, adding that, “Supporting your work means we are contributing to peace and unity of the country”.
Archbishop Naameh, expressed joy at the decision by the EC to meet stakeholders as well as its effort to bring the Commission close to the people.
Mrs Mensa, on the limited registration, said it was not a deliberate effort by the EC to disenfranchise electorates. Recognising that there were hard to reach areas, she said the Commission earmarked 1,573 centres in addition to the district offices where people could participate in the exercise.
Mrs Mensa said once the Supreme Court had ruled on the injunction, the EC would meet and decide on a new date for the limited registration exercise.
Catholic Bishops Conference offers to support the Electoral Commission in educating the public on electoral processes
