By Mildred Siabi-Mensah
Essikado (WR), Dec. 2, GNA – A cross section of voters within the Essikado-Ketan Constituency in the Western Region are eager to exercise their franchise in the Saturday polls.
The voters whom the Ghana News Agency engaged though were not happy that the special voting exercise could not be undertaken as communicated earlier but pledged their unwavering commitment to entrenching the principles of democracy anytime.
The special voting exercise allotted to persons who have special duties in the general election couldn’t come off in the constituency and for that matter the Western Region on Monday, December 2, due to information that some of the ballot papers had been found in “wrong” hands in Eastern Region.
Meanwhile, Eastern and Western Region had the same company as printers.
Despite the disappointment, many have expressed their readiness to cast their ballots either on Thursday as stated by the Electoral Commission or in the December 7 elections.
Approximately 131,478 voters, constituting 0.007 percent of the total registered electorate of 18,741,159, are anticipated to take part in this Special Voting.
Meanwhile a total of 5,085 voters are expected to participate in the special voting exercise in the region.
Madam Comfort Asebe, a party agent told the GNA that the decision was in the best interest of Democracy and so all affected must keep faith in the process.
Mr. Benjamin Bray, a Journalist with Kantanka TV prayed that the postponement would also allow the EC to fix issues on accreditation among others.
Some security personnel who pleaded anonymity encouraged Ghanaians to continue keeping faith in the EC to take the best of decisions to ensure that any acts of suspicion leading to violence were averted.
GNA