The Ashanti Regional Youth and Womens wing elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are yet to commence, several hours after the scheduled 9:00 a.m. start time, as delegates have failed to arrive at the election grounds.
Officials of the Electoral Commission (EC), the elections organizing committee, candidate agents and police personnel assigned to provide security were present at the venue as of the time of filing this report.
However, voting is yet to begin because the delegates expected to participate in the exercise are yet to assemble at the polling grounds.
Information gathered at the venue suggests that some delegates are negotiating with candidates for financial incentives before making their way to the election grounds to cast their ballots.
The situation has delayed the commencement of the elections, leaving election officials and security personnel waiting for the delegates to arrive.
At least 164 delegates are expected to participate in the elections to elect the party’s Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser and Women Organiser.
The delay has raised concerns over the timely completion of the electoral process, although no official explanation had been given for the delegates’ absence as of the time of filing this report.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
