Sentences with phrase «of election management bodies»

Prof. Yakubu, who led the ECONEC Needs Assessment and Solidarity Missions to Sierra Leone and Liberia last July, noted that the «integrity and moral force,» which the former president and his colleagues brought to electoral processes, facilitated the work of election management bodies on the continent, noting that all the 15 ECOWAS countries are now running democratic governments.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday June 20 organized by the National Democratic Congress [NDC] to react to some comments made by President Akufo - Addo at a media encounter at the Flagstaff House in Accra, the minority leader said the NDC will resist the «blackmail witch - hunting» of the head of the election management body who was appointed by the past Mahama administration.

In an address at the event, the chairperson of the commission Charlotte Osei said the logo represents the independence of the election management body.

For him, most of the political parties in the past failed to submit to these requirements because the former Chairperson of the election management body treated the parties with kids glove.

One of the fundamental responsibilities of any Election Management Body (EMB) such as INEC is to ensure that all citizens of voting age exercise their fundamental rights to vote and be voted for.

The Electoral Commission Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, has defended the decision of the election management body to accept the filing fee of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), saying the Commission accepted the filing fee because they assumed the party was no longer interested pursuing the case in court.

Not exact matches

As I said previously, I will speak from a generic viewpoint, we must keep in mind that the «legislative framework» for election is a composite of four key authorities, namely and in order of hierarchical authority: The Constitution, the Electoral Act, judgments of courts of records particularly the Supreme Court; and the derivative guidelines for election approved by the election management body and l'm talking of INEC.

He said the Election management body (EMB) had no business to deal with corrections after the expiration of the deadline.

The INEC Chairman told the RECs that as an election management body, the conduct of free, fair and credible elections was the Commission's most important mandate.

Some of the ideas already mooted include drafting of a model law establishing SIECs to bring them in line with the Electoral Act and global best practice, as well as the development of voluntary «Guiding Principles for the Conduct of Free, Fair and Credible Elections in Nigeria» to which we expect all 37 Election Management Bodies in Nigeria to accede.

It would also help to increase the knowledge of the political parties, the election management body, the Judiciary, the security apparatus, media, civil society and key actors in democratic governance and development process.

He said having an electoral management body to take those administrative decisions was key to the successful conduct of this year's elections.

According to her, the role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) like INEC in a democracy «is to conduct free, fair and credible elections as well as provide an enabling environment for all eligible citizens irrespective of sex, creed or tribe to exercise their constitutional rights and privileges to vote and be voted for during periodic elections.»

The INEC boss added, «Already, election management bodies in our sub-regions and beyond have deployed technology in one way or the other to improve on the processes, administration and outcome of elections.

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and President of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has urged election management bodies in Africa to explore the potentials in the deployment of appropriate and cost - effective technologies for the conduct of elections.

He said: «Election Management Bodies in our sub-regions and beyond have deployed technology in one way or another to improve on the processes, administration and outcome of elections, ranging from training and capacity - building for electoral officials, promotion of inclusivity in the electoral process (youths, women, PWDs, IDPs and out - of - country / diaspora voters), the biometric registration of voters, delineation of electoral constituencies, geo - referencing of existing as well as the creation of new polling units, establishment of robust electronic databases, accreditation of voters during elections, actual voting and the speedy and more accurate collation / transmission of results.

Some of the ideas already mooted include drafting of a model law establishing SIECs to bring them in line with the Electoral Act and global best practices, as well as the development of voluntary «Guiding Principles for the Conduct of Free, Fair and Credible Elections in Nigeria» to which we expect all 37 Election Management Bodies in Nigeria to accede.

He therefore, calling on the leadership of Ghana's Parliament under the auspices of Prof. Mike Quaye to inform Ghana's Electoral Management Body to declare Kpone Katamanso constituency as vacant and organise immediate by - election to elect new person to represent the good people of the area.

She said, «Election management bodies face the formidable challenge of ensuring that stakeholders have trust in the electoral process.