The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is encouraging Ghanaians to actively participate in the upcoming district-level elections scheduled for Tuesday, December 19.
The party emphasised the significance of the exercise in the country's governance processes, highlighting its pivotal role in local and decentralisation governance.
In a press statement released on Monday, December 18, and signed by the National Chairman of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the NDC pledged to eliminate the Capping and Alignment policy, aiming to release the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) when voted for the 2024 general elections.
"Over the years, Ghana’s local government system has been acclaimed on the African continent and elsewhere for giving true meaning to governance and participation in development at the local level."
"The NDC has however observed with concern, the extremely low level of public interest in tomorrow’s elections which will mark the eighth time since we started holding District-level elections in Ghana. The reasons for this generally low euphoria on the part of Ghanaians towards tomorrow’s election are not far-fetched."
The Electoral Commission (EC) has affirmed its readiness for the district-level elections set to come off on Tuesday, December 19.
With over 66,000 candidates vying for assembly and unit committee positions, the electoral competition includes 18,755 assembly member candidates and 47,502 unit committee member candidates, summing up to 66,257 candidates.
These candidates will contest across 6,215 electoral areas spanning 216 metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies.
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