We begin today's review with updates on the just ended biometric mop up exercise and Daily Guide reports that Biometric register mop-up ends. The two-day mop-up exercise of the biometric voters' registration has ended in some three districts in the Upper East Region and other parts of the country on the quiet. The mop-up exercise, which started on Saturday, June 9, 2012, was to allow people who could not register in the main exercise to do so.
Similarly the Daily Graphic also brings to our notice that Mop-up registration useful-EC. The Electoral Commission (EC) has described the two-day limited biometric voters registrations mop up as generally successful and peaceful. The exercise, which took place in eight out of the 10 regions last Saturday and Sunday, was meant to enable eligible voters who could not participate in the main exercise for various legitimate reasons to do so.
News from the Chronicle reveals that the Director General of Administration, Commissioner of Police (COP) Rose Bio-Atinga, has assured the general public that the Ghana Police was ready to provide them with maximum security to ensure violence-free society, irrespective of anyone's political affiliations. According to her, "providing security in the country, especially during election, is a special task and needs a lot of sacrifice, hard work, neutrality and dedication by the police to maintain law and order, so as to ensure that all activities are carried out in a serene atmosphere for a successful election.
Away from that we are informed by the Ghanaian Times that NDC supporters have been told to uphold the peace .The Information Minister, Mr. Fritz Baffour, has advised supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to desist from acts likely to jeopardize the peace the country is enjoying. He was addressing a rally organized by the Greater Accra Regional branch of the NDC in Accra at the weekend to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the party.
The Ghanaian Observer informs readers that Bawumia Nails NDC over SADA Debacle. The vice presidential candidate of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr.Mahama Bawumia, has pledge the NPP's commitment to the development of the three Northern regions to bridge the development gap between the south and the north when Nana Akufo-Addo wins the December elections. Speaking at the 48th Annual Delegates Congress of the Northern Students Union in Bolgatanga on Saturday , Dr. Bawumia stated that North had been neglected for a long time and chronicled the origins of the underdevelopment of the North.
The Daily Graphic informs us that PNC to set up bodies to hire and fire-Ayariga The flag bearer of the People's National Convention (PNC), Mr. Mahama Ayariga, has stated that stated Ghanaian technocrats and experts .from various fields will be in charge of the hiring and firing of board members and heads of state institutions. further reports that this innovation which will be one of the means through which the PNC will offer transparent leadership if it gets the nod in this year's elections is to insulate such state agencies from unnecessary governmental control and ensure that they undertake their functions without fear or favour to engender the necessary development.
We end today's review the New Crusading Guide's report that the New Patriotic Party vice presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is warning Ghanaians to be careful of what he describes as deceptive promises made by politicians in the run to the December elections. Nana Addo's running mate who was heavily lashed over his recent lecture on the state of the economy said instead of solving problems, those promises were only for electoral advantage and that they are usually not achievable.
This daily news review is compiled by African Elections Project (AEP) Media Monitoring Centre, Accra, Ghana.
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