The Electoral Commission (EC) will allow only 12 media houses consisting of five TV stations and seven radio stations access at the regional collation centres for the 2024 elections.
In a memo dated November 25, 2024, addressed to all regional directors it revealed that only eight media houses will be permitted at each constituency collation centre.
These restrictions are intended to streamline the collation process and ensure smooth operations at both constituency and regional levels, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare, Deputy Commissioner explained in a interview.
“We arrived at our conclusion based on our history and the nature of the collation centres. If you are not very careful and you don’t manage the centres very well, you may end up having a lot of challenges to deal with.
“So, the commission believes that this particular arrangement will create a very smooth coalition exercise at the constituency and the regional level.
“We are not only reducing numbers for the media, it is something which cuts across. We are making the point that with the 8 media houses, let us take a constituency like Banda, Hohoe, or Bantama and you have eight media houses, we think they should be enough to be able to send the information,” he stated.
