The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Adukwei Mensah has assured Ghanaians that her officials for the December polls will help curb the spread of COVID-19 on Election Day.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, the EC boss said they have immediately put in place measures to procure COVID-19 Items to ensure the safety and security of their stakeholders.
She said the EC put in place stringent COVID-19 protocols to help curb the spread of the virus and items procured and distributed include the following: Thermometer Guns, Veronica Buckets, Sanitizers, Liquid Soap, and Tissue Paper.
The EC boss said they have distributed all these items to the regions and districts ahead of the election and are confident that the protocols put in place and the materials procured will help curb the spread of the virus at all Polling Stations and Collation Centers throughout the country.
She said from Monday (09/11/2020) the Commission will roll out an extensive publicity drive aimed at educating the citizenry on how to vote and encouraging them to exercise their power and will also engage citizens on measures the Commission is putting in place to reduce/eliminate stakeholder risks at the various Polling Stations throughout the country.
“As you may be aware, the Commission undertook a comprehensive publicity campaign during the Registration Exercise. This contributed to the enthusiasm and high participation during the registration exercise. We are confident that the education we deploy, ahead of the election, in major languages throughout the country will go a long way to shore up interest and lead to a high turnout on Election Day.
Special Officials named the COVID-19 Ambassadors will be deployed to all thirty-eight thousand, six hundred and twenty-two (38,622) Polling Stations throughout the country. Their duty will be to enforce the Covid-19 protocols and ensure that the sufficient supply of COVID items to the Centers is put to effective use.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
