The Electoral Commission (EC) at Awutu Senya East constituency has assured Ghanaians that things have been put in place to make sure that today’s election is a peaceful one.
The EC started a special voting exercise on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, for 109,557 persons who will be engaged on December 7th.
These special voters, including members of the security services, journalists, and staff of the Electoral Commission, will be voting at selected areas in all 275 constituencies.
The exercise which started a little after 7 am has seen officers from the Police, Fire service, Immigration, Customs, and the rye media join long queues to cast their vote.
662 security officers and other individuals are voting today in the electoral commission’s special voting exercise at the Awutu Senya East constituency according to the District Electoral Officer David Agbanu.
Speaking to Citi News, the District Electoral officer for Awutu Senya East Constituency, Dominic Agbanu, stated that measures have been put in place to make sure that today’s elections are peaceful and transparent.
“As you can see the commission has provided PPE to limit the spread of the COVID-19 so there is a COVID-19 ambassador who will take the temperature and ensure that the people wash their hands before proceeding to start the voting process. And before they leave they are sanitized. Security is also very tight and everything is set and I can assure you that there will be peaceful elections. We have all the political party representatives and everything is transparent and fair, they went through all the necessary accreditation to be with us.”
