The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana had begun a pilot registration in Damongo in the Savannah Region, to create awareness about the exercise scheduled to start from June ending.
The pilot exercise is to test the efficiency of the new registration and enable the Commission to have a fair knowledge about any possible difficulties that could come out during the major national work out.
Mr Johnson Akafia, the Savannah Regional Electoral Commission Director made this known in an interview with Yagbon News on Tuesday June 2, 2020.
He said the exercise would give eligible voters a sample and the processes involved during the mass registration.
Mr Johnson said the EC had set aside two days for the pilot registration in the Damongo Constituency which started on June 2, and would end on Wednesday June 3.
He said the processes involved the use of fingerprint scanners, registration forms and digital cameras to capture the bio-data of applicants.
He added that applicants are to provide Ghana card or a passport to the registration officer for the exercise.
Mr. Johnson explained that if one is not having any of the two requirements, someone with the Ghana card or passport can vouch for them to register.
Mr. Johnson noted that since the registration begun yesterday, no cases of riot and violence were recorded and expressed the hope that it would continue to the end of the exercise.
He explained that 44 applicants with Ghana card or passport went through a successful registration yesterday but one person who was not having either the Ghana or passport and was vouched for was not successful.
However, the deputy regional director of elections of the NDC, Mr. Shiraz Ibn Aziz, expressed dissatisfaction on the first day of the exercise as he explains that, a lot of time is spent on the processes of the registration.
Mr. Shiraz said, the first person at Damongo had to spend close to 30 minutes before completing the process.
The Electoral Commission of Ghana, is set to begin a nationwide registration of a new voter’s register by June ending towards the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections.
By Chipo Kwaku
