The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has taken a stand to refute media reports suggesting that it has submitted a Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) to parliament for the creation of 25 new constituencies alongside the existing 275.

In a recent interview with GhanaWeb conducted on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare, the Deputy Commissioner of the EC in charge of Corporate Services, addressed the issue of misreporting by certain media outlets.

Dr. Asare provided clarification, emphasizing that the EC's submission to parliament pertains to the establishment of only one new constituency, which is the Guan Constituency.

This newly proposed constituency is intended to serve the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lipke, and Lolobi (SALL) Traditional Areas.

“… we have never said that (creating 25 constituencies) anywhere. But what we have only said is that we are creating the Guan Constituency, in the Oti Region to increase the numbers from 275 to 276.

“The report is misleading. It is intended to deceive the people and cause either disaffection or over-affection for the EC,” he added.

The Deputy Commissioner of the EC emphasized once more that, at no juncture, has the commission made any statement about the creation of an additional 25 constituencies.

In a prior interview conducted with Accra-based TV3, Dr. Bossman Asare is reported to have stated,

“We are in the process of creating some new constituencies and Guan District is one of them. If not because parliament is on recess, we should have started the process in parliament".