General News of Wednesday, 2 December 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comPolitical parties push for holiday on December 7A photo containing all the political parties in GhanaAll political parties have agreed to a proposal presented by the Electoral Commission (EC) to the Chief of Staff of Ghana to make election day, December 7, 2020, a statutory holiday. According to the EC, declaring December 7 as a holiday will give more room for Ghanaians to exercise their franchise. Present at the meeting were representatives of all the Political Parties, Civil Society Organisation’s (CSO’s), and Development Partners. There was also a consensus by the Political Parties and the Commission that Registered Voters should be encouraged to cast their ballots early on election day. Registered Voters are expected to vote between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm on Monday, 7th December 2020.

Source: GhanaWeb December 02, 2020 18:22 UTC