“It is not compulsory, it is a special privilege” – EC Boss

• Posted on August 12, 2016
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei has said she will not vote in Ghana’s 2016 elections.

Speaking in an interview on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana, the EC chair said “I will not be voting on the election day like you because I don’t want to. It is not compulsory, it is a special privilege.”

She further admonished Ghanaians to vote based on issues in the December general elections.

“Who to vote for is entirely up to you but I would say that vote based on issues and where you want to see this country go and who you think can take this country there,” she noted.

Charlotte Osei’s immediate past predecessor, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan had also refrained from casting his vote for the over two decades he was chairman of the commission.

Some believe such decisions are taken because the various chairpersons try to be neutral and not taking sides in the political race.

Double voting will be difficult

She also used the opportunity explain some measures put in place by the commission to ensure a free and fair elections.

Charlotte Osei noted that the commission has adopted stricter measures to prevent double voting in the polls.

She also said, the commission is collaborating with the National Commission for Civic Education to embark on a massive education drive to ensure the reduction in spoilt and rejected ballots.

-citifmonline