Running mate to the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in the 2020 general elections, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has paid a visit to some Voter Registration Centers in the Western Region.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang was in the Western Region for first-hand information on the exercise and to help address some of the challenges the registration applicants were going through.
Prof. Agyemang started her tour from Wassa East, through Shama, Essikado/Ketan, Sekondi, Effia, Kwesimintsim, before finally ending at Takoradi.
At the various centers, she took time to have interaction with the Electoral Commission Officials, Registrants, Constituency Branch Executives and other party sympathizers on how the registration was going.
Prof. Agyemang’s monitoring trip of the registration exercise revealed peaceful process at the various centres. The EC officials explained that a lot of registrants had thronged the registration centers because it is the tail end for the exercise. They were however optimistic that all eligible voters would be registered in accordance with the directive from the EC chair.
In her interaction with Registrants, Prof Naana Jane explained the essence of getting their Voter Identification Cards and the impact it can have on their lives aside using it for the registration.
She admonished them to vote wisely come December 7, 2024 taking into consideration their standard of living and the untold economic hardship birthed by this current government.
She expressed her profound appreciation to the Electoral Commission Officials, and the Constituency Branch Executives, for working tirelessly throughout the exercise.
She also thanked the Registrants for taking time out of their busy schedules to partake in the registration exercise to get registered so they can exercise their civic responsibility.
Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang was accompanied by Nana Toku (Western Regional Chairman), and his Regional Executives, Constituency Executives to tour all the centres for smooth exercise .
By Lawrence Odoom