Election to Council of State to take off

The Electoral Commission on Wednesday said the election of regional representatives to the Council of State will come off at 10.00am on June 16 at the conference hall of the various Regional Coordinating Councils.

A statement in Accra said this follows the unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court dismissing the action sought by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to restrain the Electoral Commission from conducting the election.

It said all assembly representatives to the various regional electoral colleges are to take note of the new date and be present personally to participate in the election. Members of the Electoral College are also advised to obtain introductory letters from their assemblies. No proxy voting would be entertained, the statement added.