Electoral Commission Poised to Conduct Akwatia By-Election Successfully

The Electoral Commission says it is ready for the Akwatia by-election scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

According to the Eastern Regional Director, John Appiah Baffoe, the Commission has taken delivery of all ballot papers and packaged them appropriately for distribution.

Additionally, other electoral materials, including verification devices, are set to be used by the 484 electoral officers trained by the Commission for deployment to all 119 polling stations across the constituency.

Briefing the media at the collation center ahead of the exercise on Monday September 1, Baffoe said the Commission is fully prepared for a smooth process.

“The commission is ready. We’ve gotten all the materials that we need for the election. The ballot papers we have received them, we have packed them. The BVDs, the registers and all other materials are ready. So we are ready for tomorrow, for distribution for the election to commence at 7am. When it comes to our election officials we have recruited 484 election officials.”

Mr. Baffoe, who expressed satisfaction with the level of security deployment, cautioned party sympathizers from other constituencies—who are in Akwatia to support their parties—to exercise restraint to allow the Commission to conduct a free and fair election.

A total of 52,328 residents in the Akwatia constituency are expected to take part in the exercise tomorrow.