{"id":37736,"date":"2014-08-07T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=37736"},"modified":"2014-08-07T16:09:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T16:09:02","slug":"akufo-addo-in-cr-to-observe-voter-registration-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=37736","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo in C\/R to observe voter registration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aspiring presidential candidate of the NPP, Nana Akufo-Addo, paid a visit to some registration centres in the Central Region to observe the ongoing limited voter registration exercise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0155.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0155\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0155-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After touring the Greater Accra Region on Monday, Nana Akufo-Addo continued the monitoring exercise by visiting five registration centres in the Awutu Senya East, Gomoa East and Mfantseman constituencies.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0072.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-37749\" alt=\"DSC_0072\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0072-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0072-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0072.jpg 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the Odupong-Kpehe Urban Council and the Children&#8217;s rainbow library Registration Centres, located in the Awutu Senya East Constituency, he observed that, the Supreme Court&#8217;s declaration banning the use of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) card as one of the IDs proving identity and eligibility was stringently adhered to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0009\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0009-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activity at both registration centres came to a standstill after residents learnt of Nana Akufo-Addo&#8217;s presence in the constituency.<\/p>\n<p>At the Gomoa East constituency, Akufo-Addo visited the Gomoa Budumburam Community Centre, where a registration centre had been set up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0024\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0024-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was told by the NPP agents that most first time voters had come with two voters to validate their eligibility before they were allowed to register.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Akufo-Addo then visited the Ebenezer Methodist Church registration centre, at Mankessim, in the Mfantseman constituency,\u00a0 where 56 voters were registered on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0074.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0074\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0074-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Akuada-Anafo registration centre in Saltpond, also in the Mfantseman constituency, was the final centre visited by Nana Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0122\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0122-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHe made the tour with the Member of Parliament for the constituency, Hon. Hawa Koomson, and Hon. Kwamena Bartels, former MP for Ablekuma North.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0084.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0084\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0084-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nana Akufo-Addo will visit the Volta Region and observe the registration process at the centres over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0126\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0126-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By: Ivy Antwi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspiring presidential candidate of the NPP, Nana Akufo-Addo, paid a visit to some registration centres in the Central Region to observe the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. 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