EC prepares for the by-election in Kumawu
The electoral management body is properly equipped to carry out the polls as required, the Electoral Commission (EC) has told all participants in the approaching Kumawu by-election in the Ashanti Region.
In an interview last Wednesday (May 17), Benjamin Bano-Bioh, the Ashanti Regional Director of the EC, emphasized that all of the election-related materials had been made available, with the exception of some ballots, which were being printed and would be ready today (Friday, May 19, 2023).
Educating trainees
According to Mr. Bano-Bioh, the EC had some returning officers participate in a workshop over the previous two days in order to get them ready for the election.
The two-day training program’s beneficiaries, he said, will also train some important participants, such as presiding officers, name reference list officers, and ballot issuers.
For this election, we have the necessary resources and preparation. Everything is in place, he declared, adding that the EC was prepared to hold a free and fair election to fulfill the will of the people.
Mr. Bano-Bioh claimed that all political parties and candidates had to do was make sure that their representatives at the polling places and the centers for the collation of results were sufficiently informed to understand the process and the results.
Security
“As for the police, we are in contact with them constantly. They have received a list from us with the whereabouts of all 75 voting places. Additionally, we have highlighted potential hotspots, according to Bano-Bioh.
Notice of Polls
There were four candidates running in the by-election, according to the Notice of Poll released by the Electoral Commission prior of the exercise on May 23.
On the ballot, Ernest Yaw Anim of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is listed as the top candidate. Kwasi Amankwa of the National Democratic Congress is listed in second place, while two independent candidates with the same name are listed in third and fourth place.
Recall
Before sine die adjourning for the Easter break, Parliament notified the EC that a by-election will be required in the Kumawu Constituency due to the passing of local NPP MP Philip Basoah.
53-year-old Mr. Basoah served in the Fourth Republic’s Seventh and Eighth Parliaments.
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