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Jasikan & Guan districts hold District Level Elections in Dec. 19 – EC

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The Electoral Commis­sion (EC) says it  will conduct the District Level Elections in the Jasikan and Guan districts in the Oti Region on December 19, 2023,  same as the other districts.

Although nominations were not received on the 16th and 17th of November for the election, the C.I. 119 (to be amended) which was laid in Parliament has not matured.

The Commission, in a press statement signed by its Acting Head of Pub­lic Affairs, Mr Michael Boadu, said following the passage of the C.I. and in accordance with the District Level Elections Regulations 2015 (C.I. 89), the Electoral Commis­sion would conduct the District Level Elections in these two districts on the 19th of December, 2023.

According to the statement posted on its website, the EC said Nomination Forms may be ob­tained free of charge at the Jasikan and Guan District Offices of the Electoral Commission or on the website of the commission.

“Completed Nomination Forms must be delivered in quadruplicate by either the Candidate or the Pro­poser or Seconder together with two copies of a recent post-card sized photographs (bust sized) to the Returning Officer of the Elec­toral Area for which the Candidate seeks election, from Thursday, the 7th to Friday the 8th of Decem­ber, 2023 between the hours of nine o’clock in the morning to twelve noon and two o’clock to five o’clock in the evening on each day,” statement added.

It also noted that, Nominations for the District Assembly Elections would be witnessed by the signa­tures or marks of the Proposer and the Seconder and supported by eighteen (18) other persons who are residents and registered to vote in the Electoral Area.

“Nominations for the Unit Committee Elections shall be wit­nessed by the signatures or marks of the Proposer and the Seconder and supported by eight (8) other persons who are residents and registered to vote in the Electoral Area.

All enquiries related to these Elections should be addressed to the District Officers of the Elec­toral Commission in the Jasikan and Guan districts,” the statement added.

Source: Myxyzonline.com

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NCCE intensifies education on district level elections in Guan District

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The Guan District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Oti Region has intensified public education on the upcoming district level elections.

The move is to whip up interest in the polls, which have witnessed low turn-out over the years.
the Guan District Director, NCCE, Mr Abass Uthman,addressing Chiefs and people of Likpe-Mate, urged them to take keen interest in the polls as its importance could not be over-emphasised.
He said participation in the elections was necessary because it formed the base structure of the local government system in Ghana, thus would help deepen local governance and consolidate the country’s democratic gains.

Mr Abass noted that the development of the local governance system mandated the citizenry to elect to office individuals who would seek their welfare, hence the election must be deviod of partisanship, but rather on competence, experience and the willingness to serve the people.

He, however, bemoaned the level of voter apathy and disinterest in the polls saying it threatened democratic governance and advised the electorate to desist from taking money from the candidates before voting for them.

Chief of Likpe-Mate, Nana Ofori Gyahene III, in a speech read on his behalf, commended the NCCE for the programme and asked for its replication in other areas to create awareness.

The Electoral Commission has announced December 19, 2023 for the District Level Election in the Jasikan and Guan districts following the passage of the Constitutional Instrument (CI) 119 and in accordance with the District Level Elections Regulations, 2015 (CI 89).