EC commends polling agents for orderly conduct

Adidome, (V/R), Dec. 7, GNA - The Electoral Commission (EC) on Sunday commended Polling Agents of the Political Parties contesting Election 2008 for their non-partisan conduct at the polling stations. "Most of the agents have maintain a cordial working relationship with electoral officials, observer groups and share electoral information among them at the polling stations," Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan told the Ghana News Agency during a tour of some centres in the Greater Accra and Volta Regions.

The Chairman who was monitoring voting in the two regions encouraged the electorate to maintain a serene political environment as voting proceeded.

He urged the electorate, political parties and the media to exercise restraint especially in the face of minor infractions; "as a human institutions these infractions are expected, and our officials are well able to manage it, we should not panic".

Some of the polling centres visited included, Akuafo Hall, Madina, Marts Academy, Lenobinya Temporal Booth, Kasseh Clinic, Dawa, Dawhenya, Vume, Big Ada, Sogakope, Sege, and Mafi Adidome.

Party Agents of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peoples National Convention (PNC), Convention Peoples Party (CPP), Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) and Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) were present at some of the polling stations. electoral seal to lock the ballot box, the remaining contesting agents were mere observers at the centres.