The
Institute
of
Economic
Affairs
(IEA)
has
stated
that
a
debate
must
precede
the
2024
elections,
involving
some
of
the
political
parties
intending
to
contest.
IEA
stresses
that
such
debates
are
crucial
for
voters
to
assess
both
presidential
and
vice-presidential
candidates
to
enable
informed
decision-making.
This
stance
from
IEA
arises
amidst
apparent
disagreement
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,
in
an
interview
with
Citi
News,
disclosed
that
engagements
have
commenced
with
the
various
political
parties
to
organise
a
debate
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].
“We
have
our
timetable
and
very
soon
it
will
be
known
to
the
public
as
to
the
programme
that
the
IEA
has
outlined
to
make
this
all-important
presidential
debate
come
on.
I
don’t
think
we
should
go
into
the
specifics,
but
I
am
telling
you
we
will
have
it
at
a
very
good
time
that
would
be
beneficial
to
the
parties
involved
and
the
timing
that
would
be
beneficial
for
the
nation.”
Professor
Alexander
Bilson
Darku
further
mentioned
that
the
participating
parties
and
their
candidates
will
be
streamlined.
“We
are
using
the
Afrobarometer
criteria.
It
has
established
a
threshold,
and
we
will
use
that
threshold
to
invite
the
parties
that
meet
the
threshold
to
participate
in
the
debate.
“This
might
be
four
or
five
parties,
and
their
presidential
candidates
and
vice
presidential
candidates
will
be
invited
to
participate
in
the
debate.”
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