The procedure of limited registration of voters will not be extended – EC

Policy of Monday, July 8, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-07-08

The Electoral Commission (EC) rejected calls for an extension of the exercise of voter registration limited.

According to the Commission, only people who were in queues before closing on Sunday but who could not register.

Dr. Eric Bossman Asare, Vice President of the EC in charge of Business Services, said in an interview with Citi News that the commission would allow these people to register today, Monday and Tuesday.

"[On a possible extension] No, it will not happen. What the commission did had to do with the fact that some people were in the queue at 6 pm [on Sunday] and all these people will be captured today, Monday or at most tomorrow [Tuesday]. We found that almost all the people who came to the registration centers were captured, but in some districts there were still people to capture. We will not make any general extensions, "he said.

Many Ghanaians, including Haruna Idrissu, leader of the minority in Parliament, and his party, the NDC, as well as some leaders of the NPP, have called for an extension of time, given the technical difficulties encountered at the beginning of the meeting. 39; exercise.

Haruna Idrissu, leader of the minority, said that a failure to extend the process could lead to the deprivation of rights of many Ghanaians.

Meanwhile, some centers are recording the backlog of people who have not yet been registered.

In the Northern Region, identification numbers were badigned to individuals who were not able to register to allow them to register on Monday, July 8, 2019.