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The Electoral Commission (EC) will deploy 234,206 permanent and non-permanent officials throughout the country to perform electoral functions on December 7.
They are made up of 1,649 permanent officials and 232,557 non-permanent officials.
The permanent staff includes the EC president, two vice presidents, and four other members of the Commission, assisted by seven directors who lead departments, 16 regional directors who will be supported by 19 deputy directors, and another 1,600 officers and staff.
The non-permanent staff includes 275 tellers; 550 deputy tellers, 38,622 presidents; and 193,110 voting station attendants.
EC Training Director Michael Boadu, speaking at a workshop for Ghana News Agency (GNA) editorial staff in Accra, said that young people, aged 18 to 35, make up 9,376,889 of the population of voters, representing 55.5 percent. percent of total registered voters.
They are followed by those from 36 to 45 years old, 3,315,416, representing 19.5%; while those from 46 to 55 years old constitute 2,078,810, which represents 12.2 percent.
Those between 56 and 65 years old constitute 1,289,635, which represents 7.6%; People from 66 to 75 years old constitute 628,149, which represents 3.7%; and those 76 and over constitute 341,083, which represents 2.0 percent.
Giving the breakdown of polling stations, Boadu said Greater Accra has 5,444; Ashanti: 5,890; Western Region has 2,322; North western: 1,078; Central- 2,907; Volta: 2010; Oti-901; Eastern: 3,705; Bonus: 1,299; East Bond: 1,263; Ahafo – 730; North: 1,944; Northeast – 586; Savanah – 671; Upper East: 1,450; and Upper West: 1,154.
He urged the media and other election observers not to usurp the powers of election monitors, adding: “We have enough trained and professional officials on the ground to carry out the assigned task for a free, fair and transparent election.”
He asked voters to be aware of the procedures and regulations to ensure fairness, transparency, and verifiability.
“The EC is hopeful that voters and all other stakeholders will exercise their constitutional voting rights and civic responsibilities diligently and in accordance with the country’s electoral rules.”
He congratulated the Ghana News Agency for organizing the training for staff and said the EC was ready to empower stakeholders to understand electoral processes to improve transparency.
Albert Kofi Owusu, general manager of the Ghana news agency, said that management and the editorial team would ensure that GNA stories were fair to all independent parties and candidates to enhance free and peaceful elections.
He said that the Agency’s journalists and coordinators were mandated to promote and disseminate truthful, factual and impartial political and electoral news to feed the general media (both print and electronic subscribers) and the public.
Owusu said news stories, features and analysis should reduce conflict and contribute to peacebuilding efforts by maintaining ethical and professional standards.
“News, reports and any other political analysis should promote responsible and accurate reporting in conflict situations, based on facts and fair treatment of all parties involved, providing as many points of view as necessary in its content, context and impartial manner “. he said.
“We must avoid inflammatory language, take sides and give opinions.”
Source: GNA
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