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[ 2016-04-26 ]

EC chair goofed! No symbol represents the EC better than Coat of Arms- Gyampo -
A political scientist with the University of Ghana
says the best logo to represent the Electoral
Commission is one that has the coat of arms.

Dr Ransford Gyampo told Joy News part of the
reasons given by the EC Chair Charlotte Osei for
the change in logo was unsustainable.

His comments come shortly after the EC officially
launched its new controversial logo, Tuesday.

The Electoral Commission Chair offered
explanations for what the symbols stood for and
why the Commission decided to design a new logo.

She told a section of the media the EC is free to
assert its rights under the law by being creative
with a new logo.

The round looking logo with the colours blue green
yellow and white has generated more controversy
ever since it was introduced.

With a similar logo already in circulation, there
were claims the EC had plagiarized the new logo.

But at the launching ceremony Mrs Charlotte Osei
said there were discernible differences between
the logos.

"We don’t feel we have plagiarized their
logo”. “I don’t think it looks like mine. I
like mine better”, the Chairperson continued.

Charlotte Osei also rejected suggestions the EC
should have publicly invited graphic designers to
submit designs before settling on one logo.

“It is not just about putting colours
together…a logo is not just an artistic
competition,” she maintained.

She argued further that the coat of arms in the
previous logo was not necessary because the EC dID
not represent the authority of the state.

She said the new logo will represent the new
vision, values and essence of the Commission.

That is our new logo, we like it; we picked it; it
makes us happy.

Explaining why the old logo was done away with,
the EC chair said

"We removed the coat of arms because we do not
represent the authority of the state. And we are
more than the ballot box; our mandate is beyond
the ballot box. The coat of arms does not speak to
the independence, legal and functional of the EC,"
she said.

But speaking to Joy News Dr Ransford Gyampo said
the timing for the logo is wrong and a misplaced
priority.

"This is not the time to have a new logo," he
said, but believes it is now a done deal because
the EC has started using the new logo.

He also hinted the EC chair made a mistake in
suggesting the EC and coat of arms did not
represent the authority of the state.

"The best logo is the coat of arms; no logo
represents the authority, legitimacy of nationhood
more than coat of arms," he said.

He argued the EC is an independent entity of the
state and coat of arms represents it "better than
what is being bandied about."

Source - Myjoyonline.com



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