SWIDA-Ghana, with funding from the Star Ghana Foundation and the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office, has organized a training and dialogue session with the Electoral Management Body (EMB), community leaders, and the media to discuss the importance of inclusive electoral processes, as Ghana goes into the 2024 elections.
The session was aimed at promoting fair and transparent elections, ensuring that every citizen’s voice is heard, as it encouraged the public to get involved in the election process.
Representative of the Electoral Commission, Madam Fatima Kanton shared steps taken to ensure a fair election, including training for temporary poll workers on voter registration, counting votes, tabulation, and provisions of tactile jacket to aid persons with visual impairment vote independently.
A key part of the training and dialogues session was also focused on the need for inclusive electoral processes, the role of the Electoral Management Body in the electoral management processes.
The media were also reminded to verify information and figures purporting to come from polling stations and collation centers to ensure accurate reporting.
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