General News of Thursday, 30 January 2020Source: classfmonline.comIPAC meeting hits rocks, IPRAN to occupy EC TuesdayEC Chairperson, Jean MensaThe meeting between the Electoral Commission, its Eminent Advisory Committee and the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) over the election management body’s decision to compile a new voter roll, ended in a deadlock on Thursday, 30 January 2020. The meeting was called at the instance of the Eminent Advisory Committee following agitations by those opposed to the compilation of a new register. The uncompromising positions of the two sides of the debate at Thursday’s meeting meant that no progress was made. While the EC’s opposers say the exercise would be a wasteful one of state resourced, the election management body insists without a new register and a new biometric election management system, the December 2020 polls would be imperilled. As a result of the stalemate, IPRAN says it would proceed with its decision to occupy the EC on Tuesday, 4 February 2020.

Source: GhanaWeb January 30, 2020 16:30 UTC