We’ve improved party system; ready for December 7 polls - Omane Boamah

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is gearing up for the upcoming elections, according to Dr. Omane Boamah, the party’s Director of IT and Elections.

Dr. Boamah highlighted the enhancements made to the party’s systems and the proactive steps taken to prepare for the December 7, 2024, elections.

“The most important thing is we are looking forward to the elections, and our systems are improved,” Dr. Boamah affirmed.

He detailed the rigorous training and examination process for NDC election directors and polling agents, noting, “Every NDC election director in every district has written an exam, and we have trained 1,721 people to train 110,058 polling agents that the party has selected so far.

"Each of them will write exams, and there will also be thorough background checks for each of them.”

Dr. Boamah also addressed the issue of accountability at polling stations, emphasizing that political parties should not be held solely responsible for any irregularities while the Electoral Commission remains unaccountable.

“The mindset that the EC can connive in favour of someone, so it is the duty of the political party to ensure that it doesn’t happen.

"It is their job. However, I want to believe that one day, these things about polling agents will end, maybe not now, but 20 to 30 years from now, we may move away from it and get to electronic voting,” he said.

Dr. Boamah further reiterated the NDC’s focus on ensuring a successful election process. “I’m now focused on going forward, particularly for the December 7, 2024, elections.

"That is why we are carefully strategizing our efforts,” he stressed.

He gave this assurance during an interview on Accra-based Adom FM.