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Friday, March 11, 2016

We are ready for Akwatia elections tomorrow-EC
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot

Accra, Aug 17, Ghanadot - The Electoral Commission (EC) has disclosed that all is set for the Akwatia election re-run slated for Tuesday, August 18.

In spite of concerns over security in the area following violent clashes between supporters of the NPP and NDC, the EC says ballot papers have been dispatched to the constituency and that the poll scheduled to take place at six polling stations will come off.

Mr. Christian Owusu Parry, Public Relations Officer of the EC in an interview on Joy FM maintained that EC's staffs to manage the process have adequately been trained.

According to him, the EC had not received any correspondence from national security, thus plans to conduct the elections therefore remain intact.

The Public Relations Officer hinted that it could be too ate to postpone the elections. “Let us remember the election is only tomorrow and the people need to be well informed ahead of time whether it is coming off or not; as we speak now we haven’t had any correspondence from the national security dealing with the situation on the ground. “We think that running elections in six polling stations is something that the security agencies can provide adequate security for,” he explained.

Violence over the weekend at Akwatia has led to calls for a postponement of the polls, but the two major political parties, NDC and NPP think otherwise, to them to election should go on.

Ghanadot