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The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has announced plans to organize a presidential debate ahead of the 2024 elections, involving key political parties. The IEA emphasizes the importance of such debates for voters to evaluate presidential and vice-presidential candidates, facilitating informed decision-making.
This initiative comes amidst differing views between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) regarding the necessity of holding debates. Professor Alexander Bilson Darku, a senior fellow at IEA, confirmed in an interview with Citi News that preliminary discussions with political parties have begun to ensure a debate occurs before December 7.
“Let me make this very clear from the beginning. The need for debate is the right of the people. The people of Ghana ought to know what their presidential candidate, and for that matter, the party they represent, have in stock for them and so we are at a very early stage now talking to them [the political parties],” said Professor Darku.
He assured that the IEA’s timetable for the debate would soon be made public, ensuring the timing is beneficial for both the parties involved and the nation. The IEA plans to use the Afrobarometer criteria to determine which parties and candidates will be invited to participate, potentially including four or five parties and their respective presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
