The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) will deploy about 8,000 observers to monitor Wednesday’s electoral process across the country.
CODEO, in a bid to ensure a transparent and credible elections, said it will have observers in every constituency in the country to ensure regular situational and data update.
The Co-chair of CODEO, Prof. Miranda Greenstreet made the announcement whilst addressing the media at a pre-election press conference in Accra.
“The CODEO project will deploy close to 8,000 observers including 1,500 parallel vote tabulation observers throughout the country on Election Day. Out of the total number of observers, CODEO will deploy 7,000 rapid response observers who are representative sample of polling stations throughout the country.”
She said its observers will also be at the various coalition centres to tabulate and transmit the election results to complement the efforts of officials of the Electoral Commission.
Prof. Greenstreet added that all observers had been made to sign a pledge to be neutral and objective in the delivery of their duties.
She said she was hopeful all observers will effectively carry out their duties.
She also indicated that the deployment of the officials was done with key considerations in areas considered hotspots on Ghana’s political landscape.
Ghana is holding its parliamentary and presidential elections on Wednesday, December 7.
The process will be monitored by various local and international observers from the European Union, African Union and the Commonwealth of Nations.
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