The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah says little over 100,000 qualified voters are expected to register in the Constituency.
He said the Constituency is the most populated in the region with close to 94,000 registrants after the recent limited registration exercise, therefore, projecting an increase of over 6,000 additional voters.
Dr. Assibey Yeboah said this in an interview with the media in Koforidua after monitoring the ongoing first phase of the registration exercise in the New Juaben South Constituency on Monday.
The Lawmaker was impressed about the house the exercise was progressing and the enthusiasm of the electorates however urged the registration officers to speed up the registration process to ensure that the target of at least registering 100 qualified voters per day is met.
He urged constituents to turn out in their numbers to register to add that EC is strictly adhering to Covid-19 preventive protocols hence no need to fear contracting Coronavirus.
The Lawmaker also visited the Municipal Electoral Office.
The Municipal Electoral Officer Kofi -Asante Owusu said the late configuration of the registration equipment slowed down the operation of the equipment but after few hours it started working effectively hence hopeful of meeting the targeted number of registration.
The Electoral Commission of Ghana today commenced its month-long nationwide voter registration exercise for the December general elections.
The exercise is going on in 6788 clusters made up of five registration centers each across the country.
The exercise is being conducted in 5 phases, each phase spanning 6 days with additional days for mop-up.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
