Election 2012: Bla Elik in Tema Reporting 01

Friday 06:26

The day has come!!! and what a start this will be!!!

This would surely be a huge turnout day. Al over the country the
queues started as early as 1:30am this morning. In my own polling
station in Community 18, Tema, it is already wow. just watching a
stion on TV, someone says she got to the polling station at 7:00pm
last night. Shiee!!!! People have not slept.. all in a bid to cast
their Vote

I know there will be very little by way of fracas,. Incidentally, I
wonder why people have spent so much time talking about how we have
to work hard to maintain the peace. because, I was wondering why we
have not spent time educating the electorate on the full rights and
responsibilities.

In just about 30 minutes from now, the die will be cast and the
process for determine who the next batch of leaders will be will
become cast in stone. No opinion polls will matter.. who
constitutes that X% of Ghanaians will not mater at all... it will
simply be a matter of the thumb talking.

yesterday, it was massive rains throughout the Accra area but that
rather has cooled down the temperatures not of tempers and emotions
but of the "climatic" temperatures under which we will vote
today. Exercising your franchise gives one a feeling that cannot be
described.. and this morning, I shall also join the teeming eligible
voter to do exactly that. Ii will be voting in the Tema West
Constituency where Sam Ofosu-Ampofo (NDC), Naa Torshie Addo (NPP) ,
Sue Adu-Amankwaa (CPP) among others whose names I don't remember are
vying for the Parliamentary Seat. As for the Presidential, we all
know who the contestants are.!!

Wise voting has been recommended by all the parties so each voter
will do his/her interpretation of whatever that means to them. The
public adverts this year were super creative and this time round, had
pointed response/rebuttal type TV adverts..some were just crass junk
but whatever opinion one has, no one can deny that this year,
communications and media has really been pushed to a good limit by
all the parties with facebook, web pages, twitter, sms via mobile
phones, TV, Radio, door to door, inanimate mannequins dressed in
party colours and human mannequins painted in party colours walked the streets

The rush to travel to the hinterland to cast votes brought Accra
Tema to a virtual standstill as all the lorry stations were just
choked ith travellers. The local flights have also been full since
yesterday even with the addition of additional flights by all the
domestic operators. It is my understanding that this morning, the
situation is the same as people are still struggling to get to their
hometowns where they registered to be able to exercise their franchise.

I even heard someone on radio saying that the parties should pay for
the empty buses to come from the hinterland to come to Accra to pick
the stranded passengers. I am just saying to myself.. haba!! this
will be stretching the matter too far. for all you know, the drivers
and their mates themselves dont want to miss their votes as
well. Today be Today!!!
The anxiety, the ecstasy, the pressure, the nail-biting, the wringing
of wrists, the koo-mi-ni-ni ....is helping the day start on a frying
pan. Hot as Bofrot, but soft on the inside!!!

so off we go.. this will surely be a huge turnout day and so it
should be. Ghana will surely confirm its credentials.. ... .I dont
want to use the expression "Beacon of African Democracy"!!

I will be back.!!

I dey go vote come!!!!

Bla Elik