The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is fully prepared to supervise the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) constituency executive elections scheduled for Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12, at 385 voting centres nationwide.
Voting is expected to begin at 0800 hours and end at 1600 hours. However, some constituencies will not participate because of pending court cases and disagreements over the delegates’ electoral album.
Mr Samuel Dattoh Kwaah, Director of Electoral Services at the EC, told the Ghana News Agency on Friday that the Commission had completed all necessary preparations, including logistics, election materials and personnel deployment.
“The EC is ready for the election on Saturday and Sunday,” he said, adding: “All the preparations are underway.”
Mr Kwaah said the number of voting centres had been increased from 276 constituencies to 385 to accommodate constituencies with large numbers of delegates.
“We have 276 constituencies, but some of the constituencies are huge, so we have split those centres. Instead of 276 voting centres, we are going to have 385 voting centres,” he said.
Mr Kwaah said ballot papers and registers would be distributed at the constituency level through collaboration between the EC and the NPP’s Constituency Election Committees to facilitate the smooth conduct of the polls.
He said elections would not be held in some constituencies because of unresolved legal disputes and disagreements over the delegates’ electoral album.
“Some will not be able to hold the election because, as we speak now, some have issues. Others could not agree on the album, while some are in court,” he said.
Mr Kwaah explained that constituencies affected by disputes over the compilation of the electoral album or legal challenges relating to candidate disqualifications would have their elections suspended until the issues were resolved.
“I know there are a few areas where people have gone to court, and those areas the elections cannot come on,” he said.
Mr Kwaah said the National, Regional and Constituency Election Security Task Forces had been engaged to ensure peaceful polls.
“The police are in close collaboration with the election committee and are going to provide security for the elections,” he said.
The constituency executive elections form part of the NPP’s internal reorganisation ahead of the 2028 general elections.
The party has already elected its presidential candidate and completed the election of polling station and branch executives nationwide.
It is expected to hold regional executive elections before concluding the reorganisation process with the election of national executives.
