Wa East MP Appeals for Additional Voter Registration Centre
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Wa East MP Appeals for Additional Voter Registration Centre


The Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa East, Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw has appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) for the establishment of an additional registration centre in another area of the district. The appeal is in a bid to address the accessibility challenges faced by residents of the Wa East District in participating in the ongoing limited voters' registration exercise to enable the over 80% of the population of the district register. Dr Jasaw made the appeal in an interview with Info Radio. According to the lawmaker, the present location of the district office is accessible to the Sissala belt while a chunk of the people are completely cut off by either filled rivers or deplorable roads leading to the district capital where the EC office is situated. He explained that the situation is a big constraint to them since accessing Funsi is that is the only registration centre is a very difficult situation because the road to the place has been cut off by the rivers. He therefore appealed to the government and the EC to consider opening a new registration centre for the Wa East District otherwise most eligible voters cannot get the capital and register. The MP's appeal comes against the backdrop of the deplorable state of all the roads leading to the district capital, where the EC office is currently located. The poor road conditions according to the MP have significantly hindered citizens' ability to access the registration centre, posing a major obstacle to their democratic rights. The journey of the MP to the EC office at the district capital was truncated by raging water between Yanyuoriyi and the Ambalara bridge. The MP stressed that no citizen should be disenfranchised due to the lack of proper road infrastructure.

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