NAPO Encourages SDA Members To Come Out And Vote On December 7

• The New Patriotic Party vice presidential candidate has suggested a date change for Ghana's 2024 election
• He said fixing the date as December 7 would clash with religious sects like the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
• He said by putting the election on a particular day, like Thursday, it would improve inclusivity for Ghanaians

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has suggested that Ghana fixes its elections on a particular day rather than the December 7 date.

According to him, fixing it on a particular day would prevent the elections from conflicting with the religious beliefs of some sects, as is the case in the 2024 general election.

This year’s parliamentary and presidential elections are on Saturday, which Seventh-Day Adventists consider to be the Sabbath and must be kept holy.

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The SDAs had earlier called for the date to be changed so that they could participate in the elections, but their pleas were rejected.

Recting to the plight of SDA members, Dr Opoku Prempeh said it was important for all Ghanaians to participate in the upcoming elections.

He said on Peace FM that there was a need to encourage inclusivity even in the fixing of election days to ensure broader voter participation.

NAPO stressed that choosing a fixed day, not a date, would increase voter turnout. Meanwhile, he has urged the SDA members to come out in their numbers to vote despite their religious beliefs.

He said this year’s election is very crucial for the future of the country and urged the SDA not to absent themselves from engaging in it.

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YEN.com.gh reported that MP for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, has called on the Electoral Commission to permit members of the SDA church to be included in the special voting list.

Their inclusion would mean Seventh-Day Adventist members would vote alongside security agencies, media personnel, and other stakeholders on December 2 this year.

Acheampong argued that as December 7, 2024, falls on a Saturday, it would disenfranchise approximately 800,000 SDA members who are prohibited from activity on Saturdays.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh