The Electoral Commission of Ghana has started a Pilot Exercise of its new biometric voters registration in all sixteen regional capitals in the country.
According to the EC in a statement issued on its social media space, “The essence of the exercise being conducted in all the regional offices of the Commission, is meant to identify problems associated with the new system, including its effect under various weather conditions and find ways of mitigating them”.
The EC indicates that “All issues identified will be forwarded to the Commission at the national level for the necessary rectifications to be made before the commencement of the exercise at the end of this month.
All Ghanaian citizens of 18 years and above and of sound mind are expected to register where they reside when the exercise begins; with either a Ghanaian passport or Ghana card as prove of identification or have two guarantors who have already registered as voters so they can register.
The EC assisted that Safety measures will be put in place at all registration centres throughout the country to protect applicants, who are mandated to wear nose masks to the registration centers.
The Commission has therefore appeal to all Ghanaians for their cooperation to make the upcoming exercise successful.
Source:A1radioonline.com|101.1MHZ|Ghana
