Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) will not favor any political party in the upcoming general election, a senior official of the Commission assured on Tuesday.

"The Electoral Commission promises no less, it will do its work in a transparent manner without favor to any party or candidate," the EC Chairman, Kwadwo Afari-Djan told an Inter-Party Advisory Board (IPAC) meeting attended by the leadership of political parties who will contest in the December general election.

"But that is only one side of the coin, we will agree that truly democratic elections can only be held under peaceful condition devoid of violence, intimidation and any form of cheating so that the electorate can freely exercise their right to choose the person they want to lead them," he said.

He said the Commission would not let Ghanaians down as it prepares for the elections and called on stakeholders to join forces to make the forthcoming polls credible and acceptable to all.

"To this end, the EC and all the principal actors in the upcoming elections should have the same objective to conduct the various activities in such a way as to facilitate the holding of free, fair and transparent elections," he said.

The IPAC meeting was attended by representatives of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), New Patriotic Party (NPP), People's National Convention (PNC), Convention People's Party (CPP) , and Progressive People's Party (PPP).

The others were the agents of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), United Front Party (UFP), and an Independent candidate, Jacob Osei Yeboah.

The EC instituted the IPAC in 1994 to improve the trust, confidence and working relationships between the Commission and registered political parties and to enhance transparency in its operations.

Ghana is to go into elections on December 7 to elect president and 275 parliamentarians in the sixth consecutive election since the restoration of constitutional rule in 1993.

The poll is expected to be a straight fight between the two main political parties in Ghana, the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).