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The NCCE has cautioned those who were engaged in double registration during the biometric registration exercise not to take the amnesty of the EC for granted.

A member of the Commission in charge of Northern sector, Augustine Dzineku threw the caution when he addressed a forum on peaceful elections organized by the Commission at Nadowli in the Upper West Region.

The forum was attended by representatives of political parties, the physically challenged, members of Unit Committees, traditional rulers and representatives of churches.

Read more: GH: NCCE Cautions Voters Engaged In Double Registration Not To Attempt Executing Intentions

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday said his government was committed to providing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills to people with disabilities so as to contribute their quota to national development.

He said under the senior high school computerized project, some of the graduates would be integrated into the mainstream as ICT instructors or trainers while others would be maintained to repair broken down computers.

Read more: GH: Government is committed to providing ICT skills to people with disabilities - President Mahama

The biometric verification machine was the subject of a heated controversy between the two main political parties, the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) some months ago.

Whereas the NPP were calling for the use of the machines to guard against multiple voting, the NDC argued that the machine will only make the electoral process cumbersome.

Read more: GH: No Verification Machine, No Voting - Afari Gyan

The Electoral Commission is expected to release the Biometric Voters Register today. The decision comes less than a month to the December elections.

The EC promised to release the register to the parties today at an Inter Party Advisory Committee held last week.

Read more: GH: EC To Release Biometric Register Today

Mr Samuel Boadu, Deputy Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday said the Sunyani Municipality recorded the lowest turnout at the two centres opened for the pilot Biometric Exercise.

He said publicity on the exercise went on well but it was negligence on the part of the electorate that contributed to the low turnout.

In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, Mr Boadu said Sunyani Municipality and Tain District were selected for the exercise.

Read more: GH: Sunyani Municipality records low turnout in pilot biometric exercise

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