The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Eastern Regional leadership has set Friday, January 27, 2023, as the date for the election of polling station executives in the Akwatia constituency.
There will also be elections for electoral area coordinators and constituency executives.
“The elections of Polling Station Executives are scheduled for Friday, 27th January 2023 in all the 113 polling stations in the Akwatia Constituency. It must be reiterated that the Regional Leadership is poised to ensure that fairness, transparency, and equity are seen to manifest in every step of the process.”
The upcoming election is in accordance with a Koforidua High Court ruling that ordered the party to hold new elections after some party supporters expressed dissatisfaction with the way constituency elections were conducted last year [2022].
In a statement issued by the regional leadership of the party, it said “in the spirit of transparency and accountability, the regional leadership wishes to update stakeholders and the general public on measures and set of activities executed thus far to elect executives across all levels in Akwatia Constituency.”
The regional leadership stated that it has educated the various stakeholders on the benefits and drawbacks of the electoral process.
“On Thursday 19th and Friday 20th January 2023, an impactful sensitization exercise was carried out across the constituency to educate stakeholders about the pros and cons of the electoral process and proactively handle any issue of concern. It’s exciting to report that the exercise was very successful and resultful, achieving massive participation and cooperation from the rank and file of the party in the Akwatia Constituency,” the statement noted.
The nomination was opened for prospective aspirants interested to contest in the various positions on January 20, 2023
Read below the full statement
25/01/2023
For Immediate Release
UPDATE ON AKWATIA CONSTITUENCY INTERNAL ELECTIONS
It would be recalled that the Eastern Regional leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) acting on the directives of the National Executive Committee published an electoral schedule for the elections of Polling Station Executives, Electoral Area Coordinators, and Constituency Executives in Akwatia.
In the spirit of transparency and accountability, the regional leadership wishes to update stakeholders and the general public on measures and set of activities executed thus far to elect executives across all levels in the Akwatia Constituency.
On Thursday 19th and Friday 20th of January 2023, an impactful sensitization exercise was carried out across the constituency to educate stakeholders about the pros and cons of the electoral process and proactively handle any issue of concern. It’s exciting to report that the exercise was very successful and resultful, achieving massive participation and cooperation from the rank and file of the party in the Akwatia Constituency.
On January 20, 2023, the nomination was opened for prospective aspirants at the polling station level to pick forms as the first step to becoming an executive. The regional leadership ensured that nomination forms were available and accessible to every prospective aspirant. The deadline was extended to allow persons who had genuine challenges in failing to do so.
