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Eastern Regional Minister asks
for voter registration extension
Suhum, Aug. 10, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr
Kwadwo Afram-Asiedu, Eastern Regional Minister, has appealed
to the Electoral Commission to extend the 10-day voters
registration exercise which ends on Sunday, August 10.
He made the appeal after visiting two workstations in
Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar District where there were long queues
but shortage of registration materials.
Mr Isaac Annor-Otu, Presiding Officer of Suhum Community
Centre, told Mr Afram-Asiedu who was accompanied by Mr Kofi
Mensah, Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar District Chief Executive and
DCOP George Anko-Bil, Eastern Regional Police Commander that
they detected the shortage at about 1200 hours and notified
the district electoral officer but as at 1400 hours the
materials had not arrived.
He said the centre had five electoral areas and 21 polling
stations and had since July 31 when the exercise begun
registered 1,200 voters.
At the Nankese Cocoa shed no registration took place
throughout the day due to shortage of registration
materials.
Mr Ray Donkor, Presiding Officer at the centre said since
morning they had not registered any voter because they had
no registration materials and had informed the district
electoral officer about the situation.
He said the centre, which had two electoral areas and nine
polling stations had registered 446 people.
Mr Afram-Asiedu said although the Region had smoothly
conducted the exercise, compared to situations in other
parts of the country, shortage of the materials gave
credence to the need for extension of the exercise.
He also visited Effiduase and Asokore registration centres
in New Juaben North Constituency, Adweso and Debrah-krom in
New Juaben South Constituency both in New Juaben
Municipality.
GNA
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