Suspected robbers have ransacked the Electoral Commission\u2019s (EC) office in Savelugu in the Northern Region, just a day after the limited voters\u2019 registration exercise ended.<\/p>\n
According to the District Officer, John Mensah, the robbers made away with some computers and other gadgets.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”AGZ4sZ2P3mmI9UJNOSf5vVbTulnQ8hVt”]He was however quick to point out that documents from the just ended registration exercise are intact.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just finished the exercise yesterday [Sunday] and this morning when we came to the office, we realized the office had been broken into and two system units, two monitors, two keyboards and a technician\u2019s laptop had been taken away. The registration documents are however intact. We registered 6, 381 for the ten day period,\u201dMr. Mensah said.<\/p>\n
Violence characterized registration process<\/strong><\/p>\n Apart from this incident, the registration exercise was characterized by\u00a0pockets of violence in some regions.<\/p>\n The Parliamentary Candidate for Juaboso in the Western RRegion, Martha Manu, and two others, were allegedly attacked by some four men<\/a><\/strong><\/span> while monitoring the registration exercise at a polling station in the region.<\/p>\n Extend\u00a0registration period<\/strong><\/p>\n While some are worried about pockets of violence that have characterized the exercise, some political party representatives and their agents have called for an extension of the exercise, arguing that a lot of people were disenfranchised\u00a0due to the limited number of centers.<\/p>\n But the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is kicking against the move<\/a><\/strong><\/span> , saying persons who wish to be captured on the nation\u2019s electoral roll could visit the district office of the Electoral Commission to do so later.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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