Abetifi by-election slated for July 16

The Electoral Commission (EC) said it would hold the Abetifi By-election on Saturday, July 16, 2016.

A statement signed by Mr Amadu Sulley, the Deputy Chairman of Operations of the EC, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the polls would open at all polling stations from 7:00am to 5:00pm.

The statement said the change in date was necessary to make way for the planned exhibition of the 2016 Provisional Voters Register scheduled for Monday July 18 2016.

It said all contesting parties had been given due notice of the change, and the Commission had put adequate measures in place to ensure a smooth electoral exercise.

The statement said all related enquiries should be directed to Mr Erick Kofi Dzakpasu of the Communications Department of the EC via email: [email protected]; mobile: 0242784675/0205635925; Facebook;www.facebook.com/ecgovgh; and Twitter: @ECGhanaOfficial.

Source: GNA