Electoral materials for the conduct of the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections in the Eastern Region arrived in Koforidua Saturday night.
The materials have been kept at the Regional Police Headquarters awaiting sorting by the political parties Sunday morning.
Mrs. Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission on Friday, November 20, 2020, said a total of 74,800 Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) have been prepared and distributed to the districts across the country for the December 7 elections.
According to her, the presidential ballot papers have been distributed nationwide while the parliamentary ballot papers are still being distributed.
He noted that over 38,000 polling stations will be used by the Commission for the 2020 polls.
Ghana will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Dec. 7 to elect a president and 275 legislators.
In all, 12 candidates including an independent Candidate have been approved by the EC to contest in the presidential election.
The presidential contest will keenly be run between incumbent President and New Patriotic Party candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former President and National Democratic Congress’ John Dramani Mahama.
This is the third time the two political rivals will be contesting the presidential election.
Mahama won in 2012, while Akufo-Addo defeated him in the 2016 polls.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/ Obed Ansah
