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The Electoral Commission (EC) together with the Ghana Blind Union (GBU) have sensitized visually impaired people about their voting processes ahead of the general elections on 7 December.
The exercise was carried out over one day in the capitals of the six districts, namely Goaso (North Asunafo), Kukuom (South Asunafo), Hwidiem (South Asutifi), Kenyasi (North Asutifi), Tano South (Bechem) and Duayaw Nkwanta (Tano Norte) was to give them the proper knowledge about the use of tactile ballots to cast their votes with ease.
In an interview with the Director of the South Asutifi Electoral Commission, Mr. Gideon Yeboah, the beneficiaries have followed all the necessary steps, courtesy of experts from the EC and the Ghana Union of the Blind (GBU) to position them well to cast their votes for their preferred candidates. .
In another part of the northern district of Asutifi, the EC director, Ms. Franklyn Osei Asibey expressed her gratitude to the facilitators for explaining in a practical way the voting processes through the tactile ballots for the understanding of those who participated in the training .
“Based on the demonstrations displayed by the grantees in accordance with your facilitator’s instructions, clearly state that they will cast their vote without any challenge.”
Ms. Franklyn Osei Asibey stated that with this training, the EC believes that there will be an improvement regarding the voting of the visually impaired across the country.
The president of the Ghana Union of the Blind for the Northern Asutifi District, Elder Kofi Sekyere, who also serves as a facilitator, advised beneficiaries to continue rehearsing the processes at home and in their various meeting sessions to maintain them (processes ) in your figure. good.
He urged them to adhere to the code of ethics that the EC and facilitators explained to them to avoid encountering any form of challenge on Election Day.
Some of the visually impaired people (beneficiaries) thanked the Government, the EC and the Ghana Union of the Blind for the training, which is of great importance to them before the elections. According to them, their knowledge of how they vote has been improved due to how the facilitators handle them.
They revealed that on December 7 (Monday), visiting their polling stations to cast their vote will be their priority because they are now more familiar with the processes.
The beneficiaries, therefore, made a passionate appeal to politicians and young people to desist from taking any action before, during and after the elections that results in violence because they will be the most affected if it occurs.
“We don’t have the sight to run to safe areas amid the violence, so politicians and youth stay away,” they pleaded.
