Jean Mensa
Information reaching DAILY GUIDE indicates that the chief of Chereponi in the Northern Region has stopped workers of the Electoral Commission from registering qualified voters and people who have attained 18 years and above and have not registered to partake in the limited registration exercise.
DAILY GUIDE learnt that the chief of Chereponi is opposing the inclusion of the Chereponi area into the North-East Region.
The Northern Regional Electoral Commission boss, Benjamin Bonabio who confirmed this to the media said ‘our people are in the area but the chief of Chereponi is insisting that he will not allow our people to work in the district’.
According to him, the chief does not want the district to be part of the proposed North-East Region that is to be created.
He indicated that the issue has been reported to security agencies, the District Chief Executive for Chereponi but they have requested that they are given some time to sit on the matter at the District Security Council (DISEC) to get a final decision on it.
Mr. Bonabio, however, lamented about the situation indicating that it will delay the process in the district.
The Electoral Commission is embarking on a limited registration exercise in eleven (11) centers for the proposed two new regions in the Northern Region.
The regions include; Savannah Region ( Bole, Sawla Tuna Kalba, West Gonja, North Gonja, Central Gonja, East Gonja); North-East Region (Chereponi, Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo, East Mamprusi, West Mamprusi, Mamprugu Moaduri).
The Electoral Commissioner has disclosed that there has been extensive publicity to create the awareness of the public about the limited registration exercise.
The Electoral Commission has opened the register for qualified voters, from Sunday 16th to 25th September, 2018 for people who have attained 18 years and above and have not registered, to do so to enable them exercise their franchise in determining the need or otherwise of the new regions.
FROM Eric Kombat, Chereponi