General News of Saturday, 22 October 2016Source: citifmonline.comPresidential debate will hold after EC resolves court issues - NCCE2016 Presidential candidatesNational Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has said it still intends to organise a presidential debate ahead of the 2016 general elections. The Deputy Chair of the NCCE, Samuel Akuamuah, explained on Eyewitness News that the only thing holding back the NCCE’s planned presidential debate is the controversy surrounding the Electoral Commission’s (EC) disqualification of 13 presidential candidates. As result, Mr. Akuamoah indicated it cannot move ahead with its plans until the lawsuits are settled and the EC is settled on the number of presidential candidates ahead of the polls. “We will hold it but it depends on the timetable of the Electoral Commission. The Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom-led Progressive People’s Party filed a lawsuit seeking an order of prohibition to restrain the EC from proceeding with balloting for position of presidential candidates for the 7th December elections.

Source: GhanaWeb October 22, 2016 09:22 UTC