Aflao, Oct 9, GNA – Several cases of lost Voter Identity cards have been reported at voters’ register exhibition centres in the Ketu-South District.
A total of 130 such cases have emerged at 16 exhibition centres visited by the GNA in the Aflao area as at Wednesday. Aflao Market exhibition centre recorded the highest number of 16 cases of lost cards, followed by the Gbugbla Centre with 14 cases and the Aflaoga RC centre with the least of two cases. Response to the exercise seemed to be unenthusiastic with only 98 voters out of 1159 checking for their names at the Ghana School Centre, 153 out of 1233 at Aflaoga RC Primary Centre, 150 out of 1896 at the Timber Market, and at the Preventive School centre, 68 out of 2047. No case of objection to any registered voter has yet been made at any of the centres visited, while a few cases of deceased persons reported could not be substantiated. At the Aflao RC Primary centre however 16 cases of deceased registered voters have been substantiated with two other cases established at the Atilekope centre.
At the Aflaoga RC Primary Centre, the name of one person was deleted from the 2006 register because he said he was compelled to register during the recent limited registration exercise because he had lost the card obtained in 2006.
At the Timber Market Centre, a card bearing the name of one Christian Atisu was found to bear the pictures of two people one of which was superimposed on the other. Mr Daniel Tagbor, the Exhibition Official said the bearer claimed he knew the identity of the other person and promised to bring him but did not return since Monday. He said the bearer claimed the card was issued to him during the recent limited registration exercise to replace lost cards.
