Vote with economic realities in mind – Naana Jane to special voters

The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged security services, the media, and other stakeholders participating in today’s special voting exercise to consider voting for the NDC.

Addressing the media on Sunday, December 1, in Cape Coast, she stressed the importance of fair and accurate coverage of the process.

Professor Opoku-Agyemang also encouraged them to reflect on the prevailing economic hardships when casting their votes, suggesting that these conditions should guide their decision-making.

“Monday, December 2, the election process will start for those taking part in the special voting process. I want the media to provide fair coverage of the process. For our security people, we expect them to be fair in their duties. The election is not only about Monday, it’s a whole process,” the NDC Vice Presidential candidate said.

“You know we protested against people coming to the District to vote and a lot of them will be first-time voters. The old system of bringing the voters close to where they vote would have saved us a lot of public education.

“This is where we are now and we are hoping for the best. I don’t think there was any time that the NDC was in government that the media or police had to go to another country because they couldn’t work in their own country.

“There was never a situation where a media person was picked up from his or her office because he or she spoke against the government and so the NDC has been fair to the media and police,” she said.

Special voting across the country will proceed as scheduled today, Monday, December 2, 2024.

The exercise allows specific groups of registered voters, including journalists and security personnel, to cast their votes ahead of the general election due to their roles in the December 7 event.

Any voter who is on the special voting list but does not vote on the special voting day cannot vote on December 7 because he or she will be on the absent voter list at the polling station where they want to vote.

According to the EC, ballots from Monday’s voting will not be counted until the general election is conducted on December 7.

All ballot boxes shall be properly sealed and kept in a secured room at a police station within the constituency.

Returning officers shall ensure that presiding officers do not count ballots cast on the special voting day.