{"id":258937,"date":"2024-12-01T19:26:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/01\/vote-with-economic-realities-in-mind\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T19:26:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:26:17","slug":"vote-with-economic-realities-in-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/01\/vote-with-economic-realities-in-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote with economic realities in mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"636eb24b-84dd-4c58-9d50-814df3c81289\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>The Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called on security services, the media, and other agencies participating in Monday\u2019s special voting exercise to consider voting for the NDC.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists on Sunday, December 1 in Cape Coast, following a meeting with regional Muslim leaders, she emphasized the importance of fair and accurate coverage of the process.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Opoku-Agyemang also urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to maintain fairness and balance throughout the exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the security services directly, she encouraged them to reflect on the prevailing economic hardships when casting their votes, suggesting that these conditions should guide their decision-making.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-2 flex gap-3 empty:hidden -ml-2\">\n<div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 flex\">\n<p>\u201cMonday, December 2, the election process will start for those taking part in the special voting process. I want the media to provide fair coverage of the process. For our security people, we expect them to be fair in their duties. The election is not only about Monday, it\u2019s a whole process,\u201d the NDC Vice Presidential candidate said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou know we protested against people coming to the District to vote and a lot of them will be first-time voters. The old system of bringing the voters close to where they vote would have saved us a lot of public education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is where we are now and we are hoping for the best. I don\u2019t think there was any time that the NDC was in government that the media or police had to go to another country because they couldn\u2019t work in their own country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was never a situation where a media person was picked up from his or her office because he or she spoke against the government and so the NDC has been fair to the media and police,\u201d Professor Opoku Agyemang stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kRragTHjNN\">\n<p>Mahama pledges farmers\u2019 service center, improved trade facilities in Ejura<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cMahama pledges farmers\u2019 service center, improved trade facilities in Ejura\u201d \u2014 Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2024\/12\/mahama-pledges-farmers-service-center-improved-trade-facilities-in-ejura\/embed\/#?secret=xjPy9Tt8gk#?secret=kRragTHjNN\" data-secret=\"kRragTHjNN\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called on security services, the media, and other agencies participating in Monday\u2019s special voting exercise to consider voting for the NDC. 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