Six foreign donors to support Ghana's presidential run-off

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday said six donor countries have agreed to support the December 28 presidential run-off. Mr Osafo Kantanka, Deputy Chairman in charge of Finance and Administration, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Accra, said the donor support and government-approved funding would be able to see the commission through the run-off.

Mr Kantanka mentioned the donor countries as the European Union, Canada, USA, Britain, The Netherlands and Denmark. On the level of preparedness, Mr Henry W. Okyne, Director of Public Affairs, said the printing of ballot papers started last week and is expected to be completed by December 21.

He said the materials would be dispatched to the regional capitals immediately for onward distribution to the districts. Mr Okyne said the EC has served Notice of Poll and is to embark on public education on the voting steps during the election.

He said returning and presiding officers would undergo training to update their performance, especially in areas where they were found wanting during the December 7 elections. He said some of them failed to fill the Declaration of Results Forms properly while the words on the forms did not tally with the figures. Mr Okyne said other areas of training would be on how to administer polling centres and the role of party agents.