A member of the nine-member committee established by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) to oversee the organisation of the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential debates, Dr Humphery Ayim-Darke, has assured that the committee will engage with political parties and candidates to ensure full participation.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has previously announced that it would not participate in the debate, citing a lack of prior engagement.

However, in an interview with Citi News, Dr Ayim-Darke indicated that discussions are ongoing to encourage all qualified candidates to partake in the debate.

“We are engaging the political parties and we believe at the appropriate time, we will state our position. Historically, it is evident that IEA has been conducting such debates.

“There have been scenarios where political parties did not avail themselves to the laid-down invitation and still the IEA proceeded. We believe when we get to that stage, that will define itself.

“So history is on our side and we believe we will proceed with engaging each political party with open arms to engage because we believe strongly that he who wants to govern must be willing to subject himself to the citizens to be questioned on how he seeks to govern. So our doors are still open for further engagement.”