Drama At Saltpond

Drama Unfolded at this year's Biometric  Registration exercise at Anomabo in the Mfantsiman West Constituency of the Central region on Saturday when some National Democratic Congress (NDC) gurus stormed the area to disrupt the exercise at the Western forecourt  at Anomabo Castle.

The Stalwarts included Deputy Central Regional Minister, Aquinas Tawiah  Quansah, Municipal Chief Executive(MCE),Kweku Hayfron,Presiding Member,Alex Bechem,NDC Constituency Chairman,Stephen Moore and some macho men.
Some officials lack adequate knowledge in operating biometric machines - EC Director

Lack of adequate knowledge to operate the biometric registration machines by some registration officers is the major challenge faced by the Electoral Commission (EC) in the Upper West Region.
 Mr. Yahaya Mahama, the Upper West Regional Director of the EC, who told the GNA on Monday, however, said measures were being put in place by the EC to ensure that the situation did not translate into any problem that would affect the smooth running of the exercise in the Region.

     Mr. Mahama explained that all the operators of the machines were trained on how to use the machines but pointed out that in every human activity avoiding such challenges totally was not easy.
      Mr. Mahama, who could not readily provide figures for the turnout, said he was not disappointed with the turnout so far.
     He said the eligibility of some people to register had been challenged in some areas through the EC challenge forms and that the EC would look into those cases in order to have them resolved.

     He expressed the hope that by the end of the 40 days, everybody would have been captured and appealed to the people to move out to their polling stations with their documents and register.
      The biometric voter registration exercise started on March 24 and would end on May 5.

 
Source: GNA