The Electoral Commission of Ghana EC has revealed it has registered over 123,000 voters in the just ended Limited voters’ registration exercise in the Ashanti Region.
This was announced by the Ashanti Regional Director of the EC Benjamin Bannor Bioh after a successful end to the limited voter registration exercise on Wednesday May 29, 2024.
The figure according to EC is a provisional figures pending the announcement of the final voters registered,
The Ashanti Regional Director of the EC Mr Benjamin Bannor Bioh in an exclusive interview with OTEC News Reporter Jacob Agyenim Boateng said 88.8 percent of the figure are first voters between the ages of 18 and 21, adding that the remaining 11.2 percent are persons above 21 years.
Mr Bannor said 52.6 percent of the total figure were women while 47.4 percent are males.
Mr Benjamin Bannor Bioh assured the public of the Commission’s commitment to conducting a more transparent elections come December 7 polls.
Voters Registration Exercise
The limited voter registration exercise started across the country on May 7, with a target to register 623,000 eligible persons onto the electoral register
The 21-day exercise is meant for persons who have turned 18 and others who have not previously registered to vote.
The voter registration exercise is being carried out in 1,053 registration centres, made up of 268 district offices of the Electoral Commission (EC) and 785 additional centres in hard-to-reach areas agreed on with political parties
Timelines
An earlier programme of activities for the 2024 general election released by the EC last March stated that after the registration exercise, it would proceed to also conduct a nationwide exercise to replace missing voter ID cards from May 30.
The EC intends to submit the provisional voter register to the political parties between July 9 and 18, 2024, and mount an exhibition of the voter register between July 15 and 24, 2024.
The final voter register is expected to be submitted to the political parties between August 30 and September 5, 2024Timelines
An earlier programme of activities for the 2024 general election released by the EC last March stated that after the registration exercise, it would proceed to also conduct a nationwide exercise to replace missing voter ID cards from May 30.
The EC intends to submit the provisional voter register to the political parties between July 9 and 18, 2024, and mount an exhibition of the voter register between July 15 and 24, 2024.
The final voter register is expected to be submitted to the political parties between August 30 and September 5, 2024
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Jacob Agyenim Boateng
