EC opens 41 registration centres in Tamale Metro

The Electoral Commission’s 10 days limited registration exercise is taking place at 41 centres in the Tamale Metro Area. The centres include, Vitting Local Authority primary, Pagazaa/Tugu, Choggu AME Zion, Wamale/Zoo community Junior High School, Dabokpa Junior High School, Kootingli Presby primary and Kukuo AME Zion Junior High School. The Tamale Metro EC Director, Andani Naatogmah Issah in an interview said each registration centre will have six officials. Two officers will be responsible for registration, two officers will serve as data entry clerks, one officer will be in charge of special duties and a laminator. The officer in charge of special duties will serve as liaison between the EC Metro office and the registration centre. Regional executives of all the political parties in the region have put in place local mechanisms to keenly monitor the 10 days exercise. But press visit to some of the centres saw only two party officials present representing the governing NDC and the Opposition NPP. Some Tamale residents expressed their worry about low publicity on the exercise as a result of the change of the EC’s calendar in line with the Supreme Court’s ruling on using the National Health Insurance Card as permissible document to participate in the exercise.

Source:Shawana Yussif