RAINS DISRUPTS ELECTIONS TWICE

By: Joscelyne Ahiable

EC Chair, David Banamini  checking the eligibility of a voter

The GIJ general elections which began on Saturday was brought to an abrupt end by a heavy downpour after 104 people had voted.

Before the rains, Weekend students had been trickling in to cast their votes.

Despite the low turn-out which was worsened by the rains, the Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Banamini, had high hopes for when the elections resumed on Monday.

However, it turns out the Regular and Afternoon students are more apathetic than their counterparts in the Weekend Program as the elections have recorded the lowest turn-out ever in the history of elections in the school.

 Mr. David Banamini, the Electoral Commissioner, attributed this unprecedented apathy to the lack of competition for the various offices being contested for.

The rains, which disrupted the elections again on Monday, forced the Electoral Commission to relocate to Top-Up lecture room 1.

Students voting

In spite of this, David Banamini refuses to be pessimistic. To him, what can redeem the appalling turn-out are the students in GBC who, he believes, are more than enough to cause a definitive change.

He commented that the Commission is working with Mr. Richard Quashigah, head of the Broadcasting Department, to bring the students over to exercise their franchise.

The elections will come to a close on Monday at 1600 GMT with provisional results to be declared later that night with candidates, their polling agents, and some students expected to leave the school’s premises at least by 12 midnight.