Saturday, 9 January 2016

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS TO COLLATE 2016 ELECTION RESULTS




  


Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Boss Charlotte Osei says the commission is willing to engage the services of all relevant professionals to ensure a free, fair and credible polls. Her comment follows a proposal by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, to the EC indicating their preparedness to assist in this year’s elections.

The certified chartered accountants are expected to help in the collations of certified results in all the collation centres.
The EC Boss Charlotte Osei has said the Commission will need the expertise of the accountants at the collation centers.
The electoral body has committed itself to securing the help of professional institutions to help in the management of the November elections. Already the Ghana Bar Association has publicly stated its readiness to play a role in preserving the credibility of the polls.
In an interview with Samson Lardy Anyenini on Newsfile on Joy FM , Mrs Osei said “The Chartered accountants have written to us and they are willing to do voluntary work…and we think that we will need them at the collation centers”.
She noted that a required number of 275 professional will be needed to help with the polls in the various constituencies.




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