EC registers voters at eight polling stations
At the Akunkogo Community Centre Polling Station, the Registration Officer, Mr Alhassan Shaibu, said as of 11 a.m., nine people had been registered.
He said the exercise commenced at 8.30 a.m., but not long after that, the printer component attached to the workstation broke down and a technician was called in to work on the system.
At the time of filing this report, the machine had been repaired and registration was continuing.
At the Akurudaboo Primary Polling Station, the Registration Officer, Mr Robert Danti, said the exercise started at 8 a.m. and as of 11 a.m. eight people had been registered.
He also indicated that the printer component suffered a hitch but a technician was called in to fix the problem.
At the Azaasi Primary School Polling Station, the Registration Officer, Madam Nancy Vorda, said as of 11:15 a.m. 32 people had been registered.
She said the process had been smooth, with community members showing a keen interest in the exercise.
A community member, Mr Rudolf Nyaaba, said he was happy that at long last a major obstacle had been removed and the people now had the opportunity to have their names entered into the electoral register.
Mr Nyaaba, who said he had arrived from Accra on Monday morning, said it was unfortunate that some people attempted to prevent an entire community from being registered, adding that with the ruling of the court, the issue would now be put to rest.
The special registration exercise will end tomorrow, Wednesday, December 5 , 2012.
The Upper East Regional Police Command has deployed policemen to all the eight registration centres.
On Saturday, the Upper East Regional Police Commander, Mr Bright Oduro, met with the chiefs and opinion leaders of the area and dialogued with them on how to ensure a trouble-free exercise.
Story by: Benjamin Xornam Glover
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