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We will hold press conference every 2 hours on Election Day - EC

The EC said the move is also to ensure that there is no “communication gap that could create room for needless speculations and allegations.”
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As part of measures to ensure transparency in the election process, the Electoral Commission (EC) has agreed to provide an update to the media through a live press briefing every two hours.

“The Commission will be providing constant updates on every aspect of the process to the media in a live press briefing every two hours on Election Day,” the EC said in a statement signed by Eric Kofi Dzakpasu, head of communications.

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The EC further urged the media to the “circumspect in their commentary and desist from publishing unverified and unconfirmed claims and allegations about the process.”

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The statement also noted that the EC is ready for polls, urging prospective voters to use the Commission’s shortcode #6363 to check their registration details and the name of their polling station if they did not do so during the exhibition period.

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