By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter
GHANA’s ELECTORAL Commission (EC) has reaffirmed its commitment to an inclusive, free, fair, and transparent electoral process ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 7 December.
This assurance comes as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the regional economic bloc, extends financial support to critical institutions involved in the polls.
The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, revealed that voter registration had increased by 900,000 since 2020, bringing the total to 18,774,159.
She stressed the Commission’s openness by allowing media access to Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meetings and ensuring the real-time upload of certified results on its portal after vote counting.
“We are 97% complete with preparations and committed to working for the people of Ghana,” Mensa stated.
ECOWAS observers, led by Serigne Ka and Roland Kouassi Amoussouga-Gero, commended Ghana’s democratic progress and announced the deployment of 120 long- and short-term observers across all 16 regions and 216 districts.
Meanwhile, ECOWAS granted $210,000 to four organisations: the National Peace Council, National Commission for Civic Education, Foundation for Security and Development in Africa, and Coalition of Domestic Election Observers, to support their roles in the electoral process.
From 13 presidential candidates, Ghanaian voters will choose, including frontrunners John Mahama of the opposition NDC and Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling NPP.
The voters will also elect members for the 275-seat legislature, seeking to replace the current hung parliament.
