Sekondi, Dec. 30, GNA – Ballot Papers for the Unit Committee
elections in the Western Region is still not in, as at Wednesday
night. However, the Western Regional Electoral Officer, Mr Steve
Opoku-Mensah, has assured that the elections would take place as
scheduled, because vehicles carrying the ballot papers were on their
way to the commission’s office at Sekondi, from Accra. When the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the Regional
Offices of the Electoral Commission (EC), at Sekondi, the staffs of
the commission were awaiting the arrival of the ballot papers to sort
out and dispatch to the various districts. Meanwhile, ballot papers for the district assembly elections
arrived on Tuesday and have been dispatched. Mr Opoku-Mensah said 1,555 candidates, including 86 females,
are contesting the District Assembly Elections in the region. He said for the Unit Committee elections, a total of 4,741
candidates, including 447 females, are contesting. Mr Opoku-Mensah said the region has 544 electoral areas, and
that, all the necessary arrangements had been put in place, and that,
security personnel have also been dispatched to the various electoral
areas.
Source: GhanaWeb
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