Ghanaians urged to adhere to covid safety protocols at polling stations

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appealed to the general public to strictly adhere to all the covid-19 safety protocols at the polling stations.

This caution is in line with the 2020 general elections scheduled for Monday, December 7.

Addressing the nation ahead of Election 2020, Akufo-Addo said there is no need to fear of the virus as measures have been put in place to protect electorates at the polling stations.

He explained that many countries around the world have conducted elections in this period of the Covid and had come out successfully an that that of Ghana would be no different.

“Particularly in the wake of the pandemic, let us all adhere strictly to the Covid-19 protocols put in place at all the 38,622 polling stations, so we can cast our ballot in safety. We should therefore not panic and be afraid,” President Akufo-Addo said on Sunday, December 6. Many countries around the world have conducted the elections within this period and I have no doubt that Ghana will join the nations in organizing a successful general elections even in the midst of the virus,” he added.