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Mahama Urges EC To Expand Registration Activities To Remote Areas

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to include rural locations in the impending mop-up voter registration effort, in addition to district offices.

A mop-up registration exercise has been scheduled by the EC for August 1-3, 2024.

However, Mr. Mahama contends that allowing registration to be extended to these places will allow eligible Ghanaians who are 18 years of age or older to register during the mop-up campaign, preventing the suppression of votes.

He made these comments during a session with Ghanaians titled ‘Mahama Conversations’ on Sunday, June 9, 2024.

Mr. Mahama gave his followers confidence that nothing would stand in the way of his triumph, which he feels will be advantageous to all Ghanaians.
What he said:

“If this young lady or gentleman manages to secure two guarantors, pays for the transportation of the guarantors to accompany them to a registration centre and due to network failure and postponements, this young person is unable to register via the guarantor system, what is the likelihood that he or she can return another day to register with two guarantors?

“That leads to voter suppression. I will continue to urge the EC to prevent voter suppression by extending the mop-up exercise beyond its district offices to include all hard-to-reach areas. This will enable Ghanaians who have turned 18 or more to register from the 1st to the 3rd of August,”

“However, let me assure you that no matter the challenges or artificial mountains and obstacles they erect in your paths to prevent you from exercising your franchise, my victory in the polls shall be your victory. It shall be a victory for all the suffering Ghanaians,”

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