The biometric registration process which was scheduled to commence at seven o’clock, commenced at nine thirty at most registration centers in the Weija constituency in Accra.
Some of the centers in the constituency were Rect Academy, Holy of Christ church in the Kwashiebu electoral area, Toll- Booth registration, Gedan Tuba electoral area, Langma registration center and D/A Primary Dampase electoral area, were slowed down because scanning machines were not running at a fast pace.
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About 42,000 temporary personnel have been trained to operate the 7,000 digital registration kits for the exercise with the capacity to register between 100 and 150 persons per day.
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NITA was established by an Act of Parliament to lead the transformation of Public Service information management and efficient delivery of services by government to citizens, provide the foundation and framework for utilising information and technology and to transform the country into a value-based knowledge society.
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The supervisory body, Electoral Commission of Ghana, has given the assurance that they are poised to ensure a successful exercise that is aimed at curtailing electoral fraud such as double registration and voting among others.
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A major step taken towards the fulfillment of this dream is the construction of an ICT centre at Dambai the district capital.
Speaking to Ghanadistricts.com, District Planning Officer, Yakubu Mohammed Hardi disclosed that the facility under construction is expected for completion soon.