In preparation for Tuesday’s by-election in the Ashanti region of Ejisu, the Electoral Commission (EC) has declared itself ready.

The EC announced the April 30 by-election to fill the vacancy left by the untimely death of John Kumah, the Member of Parliament for Ejisu.

The EC’s Director of Electoral Services, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, gave the assurance that all required materials were prepared and would be sent out at first light.

In order to guarantee a seamless process, Dr. Quaicoe emphasized that officials had received extensive training. He also emphasized that the election will take place during regular business hours, which are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., just like general elections.

He mentioned that the coalition center, which is going to be housed at the Catholic Church in Ejisu.

“If you come to Ejisu District Office you will realise that we have packaged all the materials in the ballot boxes. We are ready to take off but we’ve decided that we will start the distribution at dawn. So everything is available all officials have been trained and we are ready to deploy the materials to the venue.”

“Every general election starts at 7 am and ends at 5 pm and they apply to by-elections too…The result will be declared at the Coalition Centre. We are using the Catholic Church in Ejisu,” he stated.