Is EC deliberately working to disenfranchise people? – Xavier Sosu laments faulty registration machines at Madina

Member of Parliament for Madina constituency, Francis-Xavier Sosu has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of deliberately trying to disenfranchise people in the area in its ongoing limited voter registration exercise.

In a tweet on Tuesday, September 12, Mr. Xavier Sosu lamented about the lack of registration machines provided by the EC in Madina, which he said could prevent people from registering to vote.

According to the MP, out of the 307 polling stations in 15 electoral areas in Madina, the EC only provided two registration machines, with one faulty and the other not working properly. He added that network connectivity was also poor.

As a result, Mr. Xavier Sosu questioned if the EC's actions amounted to a deliberate attempt to prevent people in Madina from registering to vote.

He noted that by 2:30pm, only 15 people had been registered, describing the situation as "sad".

He tweeted: "In Madina, we have 307 polling stations with 15 Electoral areas. The EC today brings us only 2 registration machines: One is faulty and the other dysfunctional; network is mostly down. Is the EC really working to disenfranchise people? Only 15 people registered as at 2:30pm. Sad."

The ongoing limited voter registration exercise is meant to give Ghanaians who have recently turned 18 or were previously unable to register, the chance to enrol ahead of upcoming elections.