In spite of the numerous challenges which blighted Thursday’s special voting exercise, the main elections scheduled for December 7 will not encounter such difficulties, the Electoral Commission (EC) has assured Ghanaians.
The commission has come under fire for what many believe was a shambolic organisation of the special voting – an exercise held for more than 127,000 persons drawn from the security services, the EC, the media, and other sectors who will be unable to vote on December 7 because their services will be engaged on voting day.
Most complaints involved voters not finding their names on the electoral register, resulting in skirmishes at some polling stations.
After an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held moments after the poll, the EC agreed a second day of special voting scheduled for Sunday December 4.
However, as doubts mount over the EC’s ability to conduct a successful poll on December 7 on the back of Thursday’s exercise, the commission has moved to allay fears of similar confusion arising on the D-Day.
Speaking to Kwesi Parker-Wilson on Ghana Yensom on Accra100.5FM on Friday December 2, the head of communications at the EC, Kofi Dzakpasu, said Thursday’s troubles would have no bearing on the main poll day.
“What happened yesterday (Thursday) is completely different from what is going to happen on the 7th of December,” he pointed out.
He said unlike the situation with special voting, persons casting their ballot on December 7 will have no challenges locating their polling stations or having their names on the register of voters at their specified polling centres if they “cared” to verify their names on the electoral roll during the voter exhibition exercise.
“There should be no alarm, no one should fear. Things will be smooth on the 7th of December…” he added.
Source: Classfmonline
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open letter to the queen of England, what is happenings to ghana election, the electoral commissioner of Ghana is making some trouble for the whole country, why is it that some forces are not made to vote in their own country, what kind of democracy is happening,. this is deliberate attempt to disenfranchised some people, this will course trouble and ghana people will not accept the result of the election, , from ghana people all over the world,
The EC should remember the crises in Rewander and other part of Africa due to misunderstanding that eventually developed into tribal, ethnic and political misconduct and end up of slaughtering an innocent people, Ghanaians won't do that for sure , politics want to drag us into such situation but hopping we gonna do better to show World Ghana democracy thats fully matured
now ple are beginning to see why some ple have been criticizing the EC. ever since this woman took over it has been one problem to another. it is either she is incompetent like the man who appointed her or she is up to some sort of mischief. the EC has not been consistent with what they say and that give some of us cause to worry. they dont look to be ready to me and this might be due to the many court actions against them. Let us pray same thing doesnt happen on Dec 7 but i dont trust the EC's preparation.
I don't trust the EC one bit...... the same repeating. After all we always say repetition no be be awam..... Awam EC
The bottomline is that they are incompetent and corrupt! Simple.
Practice what you preach, it's always easier said than
EC, very poor job done.