The Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Eastern Region, Anthony Osei-Adjei, has hinted that a total of 22,264 delegates are expected to vote on Saturday, January 31, to elect a new presidential candidate for the party.
“The exercise would be held at 36 polling centres across all 33 constituencies in the region. Nsawam Adoagyire, Nkawkaw, and New Juaben South constituencies would have two centres, that is, ‘A and B’, because their numbers exceed 1000, and apart from them, the remaining 30 will have only one centre to ensure a smooth process of the election,” according to him.
Mr. Osei-Adjei stated that the party, the Ghana Police Service, and the Electoral Commission have put in place all necessary measures to ensure a peaceful and violence-free exercise on Saturday.
He noted that the election will commence at exactly 7:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.
He also cautioned that on election day, nobody should wear a T-shirt of any aspirant at the voting centres to avoid confusion among supporters of other aspirants, since all campaigns would end on Friday, January 30.
Mr. Osei-Adjei stated that there would be enough security personnel at the various centres, and anyone found culpable of wearing an aspirant’s customised material would be dealt with according to the law to serve as a deterrent to others.
The Eastern Regional NPP Secretary used the opportunity to appeal to party faithful to comport themselves on January 31 and accept the outcome of the election in good faith.
“We wish we could present one person to lead the party into the 2028 general elections but it won’t work that which is why we have opened the floor for a total number of 211,849 delegates across all the 276 constituencies to select one person out of the five Presidential aspirants to represent us in the next elections,” he said.
He added that the party is going into the election with unity, so that after the process, they can form a united front and work assiduously to clinch the presidential seat from the main contender, the National Democratic Congress, in 2028.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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