He also cautioned the public to be careful of fake news and propaganda that are disseminated to them as facts.
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Beware of political tricksters in these last days – Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians
President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to be wary of political tricksters as the general elections draw near.
Beware of political tricksters in these last days – Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians
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Ghanaians will be going to the polls exactly a week from today on December 7 to elect a new President and Members of Parliament (MPs).
“In these last days before the elections, be careful of fake news, propaganda, and political spinners and tricksters. Let’s stay focused and VOTE WISELY on December 7,” Akufo-Addo tweeted.
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Meanwhile, over 109,000 Ghanaians are expected to take part in the early voting, which begins today, December 1, 2020.
Those who will be voting include security personnel, media practitioners and staff of the Electoral Commission (EC).
Speaking at a press conference, EC Chair Jean Mensa said her outfit has finished compiling the list of persons who will partake in the special voting.
She noted that the list has been published on the Commission’s website, adding that special voters can check their details using a code.
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"As you may be aware, the Electoral Commission reached out to the security agencies and media houses to inform them about the special voting facility. The letter requested them to send details of their members who wished to take part in the special voting exercise to the Commission. I am pleased to note that the list of Special Voting has been compiled,” the EC boss stated.
“The list has been published on the website of the Commission. Additionally, the Commission has made it possible for persons on the Special Voting List to check their details using the Code. We encourage all who applied to take time to check their details before Tuesday, 1st December, 2020.”
Jean Mensa further revealed that a total of 109,557 will partake in Tuesday’s special voting – the highest number in history.
“This year, the Commission has provided the special voting list to representatives of institutions who applied to vote during the special voting. The final special voting list contains one hundred and nine thousand five hundred and fifty-seven persons (109,557 Persons) from the various security agencies, media house and the Electoral Commission.
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“It is instructive to note that this is the highest number the Commission has recorded for special voting in its history,” she added.
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