Mahama to vote in district level elections, urges all Ghanaians to do same

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said he will be voting in the District Level Level elections in his electoral area in Bole.

He urged all Ghanaians to also do the same in their various electoral areas.

“I will be voting later this morning to elect Assembly and Unit Committee Members for my electoral area in Bole. It is our civic duty. Go out and Vote. Your vote in the district-level elections matters. Let’s work together to shape the future of our communities,” he wrote on his X platform on Tuesday.

I will be voting later this morning to elect Assembly and Unit Committee Members for my electoral area in Bole.

It is our civic duty. Go out and Vote.

Your vote in the district level elections matters.

Let’s work together to shape the future of our communities.…

— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) December 19, 2023

Ghanaians will be electing assembly members and unit committee members in the District Level Elections, which are taking place today, Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

The Electoral Commission (EC) urged all Ghanaians to fully participate in the exercise.

Addressing the press in Accra on Monday, December 18, the Chair of the Commission Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensa said “Experience over the years shows that this election is not highly participated in. Let us make this election meaningful.

“We are all aware that developments start at the district level and therefore it is important that as citizens, we have a say and a stake in who brings development to our various districts.”

The Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development, Dan Botwe, also made a similar appeal to Ghanaians.

“We know the turnout for district-level elections in the country in previous years has been extremely low, but we are targeting at least 50 percent turnout this time around and we want all, irrespective of party affiliation, to go to the polls in their numbers on the day to cast their ballot,” he told TV3.