General News of Saturday, 18 July 2020Source: angelfmonlinegh.comVoter registration exercise: Greater Accra leads with 1.5 millionFile photoGreater Accra has topped the regional registration of voters the Electoral Commission compiles a new voters’ register across the 16 regions of Ghana. The Electoral Commission (EC), in a press statement on Friday, announced the provisional figures of registered voters, saying the Greater Accra region leads with a total of 1,524,600. The Ashanti Region came in second with 1,319,498 which translates into 18.1 percent of voters registered so far. “As of Day 16, the Commission has registered a total of 7,279,237. The EC said that they find it strange that despite their increased transparency some people still accused them of bloating the number of registered voters in certain regions.

Source: GhanaWeb July 18, 2020 14:03 UTC