"EC Must Make Up": Prof Jane Naana Suggests Extension Of Voter Registration Period Following Delays

• Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has suggested the Electoral Commission (EC) extend the window for the limited voter registration exercise
• The voter registration process has been marred by technical challenges that have left patrons frustrated
• The commission aims to register approximately 623,000 first-time voters across the country

The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has suggested the Electoral Commission (EC) extend the days for the limited voter registration exercise.

She wants this in response to disruptions and technical challenges that have delayed the process.

Opoku-Agyemang, who toured some registration centres in Accra, posted on Facebook that the EC must account for the lost hours.

“Definitely, if there were places, as I hear, where not even a single person was registered or where very few people were registered because of challenges with the machines, then definitely the EC must make up for that time."

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Commission targets 623,000 new voters

The Electoral Commission hopes to register approximately 623,000 first-time voters across the country.

The chairperson of the commission, Jean Mensa, said the officers have rented generators to account for power cuts.

She also revealed that her officers have an “offline” mode for voters to be registered manually if the generators fail. The 21-day exercise will end on May 27, 2024.

After the continuous voter registration exercise from May 7 to May 27, 2024, the commission intends to submit the provisional voters’ register to the political parties between July 9 and 18, 2024. There will also be a nationwide exercise to replace missing voter ID cards, starting May 30, 2024.

The commission also intends to announce the results of the 2024 presidential elections within 72 hours.

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NDC and NPP supporters clash

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported a brief clash between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Awutu Senya West.

The clash occurred during the first day of the voter registration exercise because of a dispute over the registration order.

Source: YEN.com.gh