There was seeming confusion at the University of Ghana campus where some students gathered to register in the ongoing Electoral Commission (EC’s) limited voters’ registration exercise on Monday.
Citi News’ Duke Opoku Mensah reported that the confusion was as a result of the single registration centre on campus.
[contextly_sidebar id=”hJa51GSQIf01CdulvchokXAqvbtXQx3T”]The development had resulted in long queues making the process cumbersome.
“There is only one polling registration centre at Legon hall. They registered just a little over 20 people but I can count between 60 to 80 people who have queued to register and cast their ballot,” Duke Mensah Opoku said.
A student who spoke to Citi News said some students had been waiting in a queue for long hours to register.
“Even if you come here around 4 am it will be difficult to register. People have been here for about three days now and they have still not gone through the registration process.”
KNUST registration
At the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) the situation was not different as students had to equally join long queues outside campus to register since there was no registration centre on campus.
A student who spoke to Citi News, Edward Marfo expressed his displeasure about the development.
“With the traditional halls, there are registration centres so the students have to go to a different area where they have to register.”
UCC encounters similar challenges
Students of the University of Cape Coast also experienced similar challenges.
Christian Badu, a student, reported that the unavailability of registration centers on campus is affecting some students.
“Presently at the Cape Coast University there are no registration centres on campus but there are two registration centres which are close to the school and students are going there to register,” he said.
The Electoral Commission’s voters’ registration exercise kicked off last Thursday across various registration centres.
The exercise, which is one of the major events ahead of the elections on November 7, seeks to register persons who have turned 18, as well as first time voters.
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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana