Police Superintendent Isaac Amekudzi of Agona Odobeng in the Asikuma Odobeng Brakwa District of the Central Region has revealed that persons who will refuse to vote in the forthcoming general elections may be arrested.
According to him, it is a constitutional provision enshrined in the country’s law books and that persons who have their names on the electoral register and fail to turn up to cast their ballots on December 7 are flouting the laws..
“Voting is all about democracy and also one’s civic responsibility to vote during election. So on the day of elections if you are seen loitering around and not voting as required, the police may be compelled to enforce the law by arresting you”, he warned.
He added that it will be waste of national resources if persons who are supposed to exercise their franchise as required by law rather resort to drinking and fighting during campaigns and ignore voting during an election day.
“All Ghanaians should all vote because of democracy rather than fighting and drinking excessively on the day”, he urged.
Superintendent Isaac Amekudzi therefore appealed to all Ghanaians not to sit in the comfort to drink and do all manner of unnecessary things that will end them in prison but rather go out to vote to determine who rules the country for the next four years.
“On my part, I will also make sure that all the ‘wee’ joints and akpeteshi bars will be shut down during the Election day”, he disclosed.
Source: Ultimate1069.com
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***barred word*** talk
Please start from the kingdom hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Trokosi drunkard police man. This is the era for deep thinkers. Get off this world.
So that this means that the police sup knows where the wee gangs are and will only shut it down during election. Please sup, shut it up before the election to save someone.
Another way for a citizen to exercise his democratic right is to abstain. I'm yet to know which part of the constitution says those who decide to abstain or put in a blank ballot paper face arrest
oh yeah?then, they should have the gut to arrest those that when voted into office,they rather come to enrich themselves and their cronies.case close!!!!!
Barred word police man.... Drunkard. Trokosi in uniform...
Master come again. Section what?article what ? Is voting compulsory in Ghana?