Politics Voter Registration

The Limited Voter Registration exercise has commenced in various districts and centers in the Western Region to register new voters ahead of the 2024 General Elections.  
 
When the Ghana News Agency (GNA), visited the Effia Kwesimintim Constituency, EKMA, 
 
Office of the Electoral Commission (EC) at 0930 hours on Tuesday, it was observed that, the place was set and ready for the exercise. 
 
It was also observed that the center was crowded with people in readiness to get registered.  
 
Speaking to Mr .Clement Afrane, the Registration Officer at the Effia-Kwesimintim EC Office, he said all logistics were available as at 0700 hours when the exercise started.  
 
He mentioned that, only fifteen persons had gone through the first phase of the registration and were in waiting to get the biometric registration done adding that due to some technical challenges they had not gone through the process successfully and were in waiting for the issue to be resolved. 
 
” Security is very tight as security officers assigned to the center are seeing to the smooth flow of the process and making sure everyone is in check as they wait to get registered”, he said.  
 
In an interview with some first time registrants, they shared missed feelings about the whole process, while some were patiently waiting to be registered, others were complaining of the delays in the process.  
 
Ms Blessing Cobbinah, a first time registrant expressed happiness going through the process saying, “I am happy I will get the chance to also take part in the upcoming December 7 elections to exercise my franchise should I go through the registration process successfully”.  
 
Master Richard Asare also expressed dissatisfaction with how things were going at the center saying, ” we have been here since 0700 hours but have not been told anything whether or not today’s exercise will go through, or we should come back later due to the technical challenge.”  
 
 
Mr Nana Odekrow, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Youth Organizer for Kwesimintim said the first day of the exercise has not been the best, especially with the technical challenge they were facing.  
 
“I see it to be some sort of a sabotage by the EC, but I hope the issue gets resolved as early as possible”.