The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atiwa West District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Paddy Amponsah Douglas says the Electoral Commission’s two-day extension to the limited voter registration exercise is not enough.
He applauded the commission for their decision but was quick to express his disappointment about the extension days as he felt one week could have been more essential.
Mr. Amponsah Douglas, according to him, the registration exercise is very important to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) because every political party needs numbers to win elections and these numbers would come from nowhere but eligible voters who are registered members to enable them to exercise their franchise in the 2024 election.
He added that they will put in much effort to make sure that those who have turned 18 years and above and have traveled outside the constituency return home and register to vote for Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia to become the next President of Ghana come 2025.
Explaining why the NPP deserves another term the DCE said “President Akufo Addo has done a lot for Ghana and he has to hand the baton to Dr. Bawumia to come and continue his good work, not someone who will come and destroy his legacy.’
The registration exercise which commenced on May 7 was to come to an end on 27 but due to technical challenges experienced in the first two days, the Electoral Commission (EC) extended the exercise to May 29, 2024, to offer opportunities for all qualified voters to register.
The Atiwa West DCE said this in an interview with Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH after he embarked on a monitoring exercise at various registration centers in the area.
Atiwa West Constituency since the beginning of the registration exercise on May 7 to May 27, 2024, has registered more than 1,000 new voters.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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