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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said that it has trained 153,000 people to assist with its electoral operations as part of its comprehensive preparations for the elections that ended on December 7.
The party’s Director of Elections and IT, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, discussed the scope and complexity of the training program, which includes a rigorous selection procedure, on the Joy FM Super Morning Show on Wednesday, December 11.
“I personally trained all 47 constituency trainers in the Ashanti Region,” he said. “Other members travelled across the country to train others. By the time the national trainers completed the first phase, we had embedded trainers available to address questions and provide additional guidance.”
The training was not just instructional, participants had to write exams with set pass marks. Of the 153,000 initially trained, 87,000 were ultimately selected. However, this led to some challenges in polling station coverage. “Some polling stations had as many as four agents, while others had none,” Dr Omane Boamah explained. “Although 87,000 agents were sufficient on average, distribution gaps persisted.”
Dr Omane Boamah credited the party’s technological advancements for its efficiency in monitoring election processes. He acknowledged Yayra Koku and Atta Boateng, who developed a system used to oversee the elections. The system was deployed before the Assin North by-election and proved effective.
“Initially, we expected to achieve 85% collation by 11:30 pm, but by 7 pm, we knew we had won the elections based on our analytics. By that time, we had collated results from 20,000 polling stations and calculated the variance between Mahama’s and Bawumia’s performances. The data showed a strong trend in our favour.”
Three hundred important personnel, including attorneys, were also given tablets by the NDC to facilitate smooth collaboration. Lawyers affiliated with the party were available to handle legal matters in every Ghanaian constituency.
Polling agents, ground teams, and constituency and regional executives worked together to make the party’s election strategy successful, according to Dr. Omane Boamah, who also said that their preparedness guaranteed that plans would be carried out successfully on election day.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
