The Electoral Commission in the West Akyem Municipal has registered a total of 718 new Voters within six days onto the Voters Register for National Elections.
This covers from 12th to 17th September 2023 at the EC office in Asamankese.
Giving the breakdown to the Media, the Acting Municipal Director of the Commission, Madam Sarah Gyamfuah Akuoko said day six,that is Sunday,17th September saw the highest number of 178 and day one,12th September figure was lowest (68) because there was rainfall for some hours.
She said on day two, 114 people registered, say three, 90 people registered, day four 130 people registered and day five, 138 people registered.
According to her, two people who attempted to do double registration were caught by the EC machine and they have handed them to the Police for Investigation.
Madam Sarah Gyamfuah urged Political Parties to continue to monitor the process and stop pushing minors to register.
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) Tuesday began the registration of new voters onto the electoral roll ahead of the December 19 District Level Elections.
The Exercise, which is in accordance with Article 45 of the 1992 Constitution, will take place at the 268 District Offices of the Commission – a departure from the old system where limited registration exercises were done at the electoral areas.
The 21-days exercise would afford Ghanaians who have attained the voting age of 18 years since the last registration in 2020 and others who are more than 18 years but could not register during the last registration exercise, to do so.
Following the rejection of the EC’s draft Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) by Parliament in April this year, the EC said it would adopt the existing Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2016 (C.I. 91) (1) as Amended, for the upcoming registration exercise.
Source:Mybrytfmonline/Mensah Atakora
