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District Elections slated for March 3, 2015

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The Electoral Commission (EC) has fixed Tuesday, March 3, 2015 to

conduct District Assembly and Unit Committee Elections throughout the

country.

Accordingly nominations for the District Assembly Elections would be

taken on Saturday, December 20, 2014 and Sunday, December 21, 2014.

Nominations for the Unit Committee Elections would be taken on Monday

December 22, 2014 and Tuesday, December 23, 2014, a statement signed

by Mr Amadu Sulley EC Deputy Chairman in Charge of Operations and

copied to the Ghana news Agency on Tuesday stated.

According to the statement nominations would be taken from 0800 hours

to 1200 noon and 1300 hours to 1700 hours each day.

The statement said nomination forms may be obtained at the District

Office of the Commission or from the Deputy Returning Officers

(Special Duties) in the electoral areas.

EC therefore directs that all duly completed nomination forms should

be submitted to the Deputy Returning Officers on the dates set aside

as nomination days.

"A person can contest either the District Assembly Election or the

Unit Committee Election but not both elections," the statement said.

The EC explained that prospective candidates are to note that no fee

shall be paid for obtaining the forms or for filing to contest the

elections.

"All prospective candidates are to submit four copies of a recent

photograph of bust size with red background showing the full face and

both ears.

"The public is further informed that the elections do not cover

electoral areas in the Lower Manya Krobo district.

"All interested and qualified persons who want to contest any of the

elections are to take note and act accordingly," the statement said.

Credit: GNA

Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku

I am a Ghanaian Broadcast Journalist/Writer who has an interest in General News, Sports, Entertainment, Health, Lifestyle and many more.

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