EC must learn from this avoidable & unpardonable mistake – Omane Boamah on technical issues in district level polls:

The Director of Elections and IT of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr Edward Omane Boamah has told the Electoral Commission (EC) must learn from the mistakes that caused it to reschedule voting in some electoral areas in the ongoing district-level elections.

Dr Omane Boamah described the mistakes as avoidable and unpardonable which should not be repeated in the 2024 general elections.

“The Electoral Commission of Ghana must learn lessons from this avoidable and unpardonable mistake. 2024 elections can not be business as usual,” he wrote on his X platform on Tuesday, December 18.

The Electoral Commission of Ghana must learn lessons from this avoidable and unpardonable mistake.

2024 elections can not be business as usual! pic.twitter.com/ssOuie1VEF

— Dr. Omane Boamah (@eomaneboamah) December 19, 2023

The commission cited technical challenges as reasons for rescheduling the district-level elections in some Electoral areas in the Eastern Region to Thursday, December 21.

The commission assured votes in the affected areas that they will cast their ballots on the new date.

The commission had 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.