The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has revealed plans of organising a "presidential dialogue" for aspirants as part of its activities for this years election.

The acting Chairman of the NCCE, Samuel Akuamoah, who made this known to Accra-based Joy FM said the intended debate will be issue-based.

He said the NCCE is still engaging the presidential aspirants of the various political parties.

Since 2000, the Institute of Economic Affairs, (IEA) has organised the Presidential Debate prior to Ghana’s general elections.

The platform has seen aspiring presidential candidates answer questions on job creation, agriculture, healthcare, private sector development, energy sector, taxation, retail trading and education.

In 2012, flag-bearers of all registered political parties were featured in the debate.

However, the IEA has recently come under criticism after it announced that it intended organising a separate debate for the presidential candidates of the two biggest political parties.

Some political parties including the NDC and the PNC have accused the IEA of failing to consult them before announcing plans for their presidential debate.

The National Organiser of the governing NDC, Kofi Adams, has subsequently charged the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) to work on building a positive image for itself before the party will consider a one-on-one debate between its flagbearer, President John Mahama and main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo.

He said the think tank has over the years allowed themselves to be used in making derogatory remarks against the NDC.