The Electoral Commission has banned the use of motorbikes at various polling stations on election day, December 7, 2016.<\/p>\n
The Commission has also instructed the security personnel to block access routes to persons who intend using motorbikes at the various polling stations.<\/p>\n
Addressing the press on Tuesday, Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission further stated that the sale of alcohol around polling centres is also not permitted.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to remind the public that the sale of alcohol within 500 meters of a polling station is prohibited. In addition the Police have determined that within the hours of 5:00pm tomorrow and 6:00am on December 8th, the use of motorbikes are not permitted. In addition to this, on Election Day, motorbikes are not permitted within 400 meters of a polling station,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
The EC’s decision follows fears expressed by stakeholders over possible ballot box snatching which is usually done with motorbikes.<\/p>\n
The EC had also identified drunkenness as one\u00a0of the factors accounting for the high number of rejected ballots.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re ready for December 7 polls<\/strong><\/p>\n Charlotte Osei further used the opportunity to express her outfit\u2019s readiness to organize the general elections tomorrow [Wednesday] December 7, 2016.<\/p>\n She said all material, equipment and personnel required for the conduct of the polls have been dispatched to all the polling stations nationwide. \u201cEverything is set for tomorrow,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n According to her, over 15 million voters are expected to cast their ballot in the election on Wednesday.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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