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Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide says the ruling government and the Electoral Commission cannot accept every suggestion from the opposition political parties.

His comment was in response to Kwesi Pratt's take that government should not reject suggestions from the opposition party especially regarding the new voters' register.

Kwesi Pratt speaking on the same platform said "per the country's electoral history . . . More than 90 percent of the electoral reforms came about as proposals from NPP in opposition, not in government; so, when you're in opposition, you can bring proposals for us to accept and use it. We began with opaque ballot boxes that made it difficult to see the ballot papers and we moved to transparent ballot boxes. Where did it emerge from? It was the New Patriotic Party in opposition which made that suggestion and all Ghanaians accepted that, although you're in opposition, there is value in what you're saying. It is a wise suggestion, so let's apply it."

He said if suggestions made by the NPP were implemented, then the government should listen to the current opposition as well.

"Were you (NPP) not in opposition when you're suggested for us to transform from black and white ID to color ID? Didn't we accept it? . . . So, you can make a suggestion while in opposition and we will accept and work with it but when somebody else is in opposition, the person cannot make any suggestion. What is that?"

Pius Enam Hadzide speaking on the same platform said: "Nobody is stopping the opposition from making their views known. If you suggest and it is worth implementing why not? But you cannot insist that your idea is taken at all cost."

Listen to them in the video below