NDC challenges number of registered voters reported by EC
Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Director of Elections and IT, has questioned the voter registration figures reported by the Electoral Commission (EC). While the EC reported a registration of 25, 287 voters for Day 2, Dr. Boamah asserts that the NDC recorded a lower figure of 19,267. Furthermore, he disputes the […] The post NDC challenges number of registered voters reported by EC appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Director of Elections and IT, has questioned the voter registration figures reported by the Electoral Commission (EC).
While the EC reported a registration of 25, 287 voters for Day 2, Dr. Boamah asserts that the NDC recorded a lower figure of 19,267.
Furthermore, he disputes the EC’s total registration figure of 43,417, for Day 3 claiming that the actual number of registered voters is 48,616.
As of May 10, the EC reports a total of 143,014 registered voters.
The regional breakdown of the registration figures is as follows: Greater Accra region has registered 17,837 voters; North East, 3,948; Upper East, 6,691; Northern, 10,373; Bono, 4,900; Bono East, 5,118; Volta, 7,512; Upper West, 5,256; Eastern, 14,884; Central, 15,434; Ahafo, 3,889; and Ashanti, 25,558.
Additional registrations include 5,638 from Western North; 4,206 from Oti; 2,989 from Savannah; and 8,781 from Western region. The EC is striving to meet its registration target before the conclusion of the exercise.
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