Special voting has
started today in about 284 centres across Ghana for security services, the
media and the Electoral Commission (EC) who will be engaged during the main
general elections on 7th December.
But just few hours into
the exercise, some police personnel have threatened to boycott their official
duties at the polling stations until they vote at the polling stations they
registered. This is because many of them cannot find their names in the special
voters register or list.
Though the EC has asked
that persons who registered for special voting should be allowed to vote at the
various constituencies they had been designated to, the appeal has been
fiercely opposed by party agents.
In view of this the EC
therefore directed that, all who have issues should go to their original
constituencies to vote.
In spite of this
directive, some people cannot still find their names both at their designated
and original centres.
A total of 127,394 people
are expected to cast their votes today.
Background
The special voting has
become necessary because the people who will be involved in the exercise will
be required to work on December 7.
Centres’
breakdown
The Director of
Communications of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mr Eric Kofi Dzakpasu is
quoted as saying that, the number of people on the special voters list had
increased from 114,813 to 127,394 as a result of the involvement of police
recruits and the temporary staff of the EC.
A breakdown of the
polling centres for the regions is as follows: Ashanti, 47 centres; Brong
Ahafo, 28; Central, 20; Eastern, 33; Greater Accra, 38; Upper East, 15; Upper
West,11; Volta, 26; Western, 26, and Northern, 18 centres.
AEP
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