The Deputy Western Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mr Benjamin Bano-Bioh, said on Monday 10th November 2008 that a total of 453 electoral flash points have been identified in the Western Region. He was speaking at the Study Day of the Regional Election Security Task Force at Takoradi.
The Study Day formed part of Exercise Peace Angel, which is being undertaken by the National Election Security Task Force to create an enabling environment for the EC to conduct free and fair elections in December. Mr Bano-Bioh said the flash points were identified due to chieftaincy and land disputes, “galamsey” activities, problems at the borders, drug peddlers’ hideouts and unhealthy political rivalry. He said 145 difficult and inaccessible areas, which require special means of transport such as tractors, boats and motorbikes to reach have also been identified.
Mr Bano-Bioh said the EC, has a huge responsibility to ensure free, fair, transparent and incontrovertible elections as its contribution towards good governance. He said achieving free and fair elections is, however, a collective or shared responsibility of the EC, Political Parties, candidates, the electorate, media, security services and the courts.
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