By William Yaw Owusu
Thursday, 12 June 2008
THE Electoral Commission has attributed the delay in re-opening the voters register to the introduction of "new technology" being adopted to ensure a credible register.
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the EC said at a news conference in Accra on Tuesday that "we are getting new equipment for the exercise but the materials have not yet arrived".
He said, "I cannot be specific on the date for the re-opening of the exercise but I can assure you that our next major activity will definitely be the re-opening of the voters registration".
He said the registration exercise will focus on people who have just turned 18 years and have the right to vote.
Dr Afari-Gyan said "we wish to assure other public that as a commission, we will do our work in a transparent and fair manner, without favour to any party or candidate".
"In return, we hope that all political parties and candidates, their activists and supporters, the media, commentators, and the people at large will behave responsibly so that we have a credible general election on December 7."
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