/ 24 September 2000

FLAWS GALORE IN GHANA’S VOTERS ROLL

MASSIVE irregularities in Ghana’s voter register have appeared 10 weeks before general elections in the country, says electoral commissioner Kwado Afari Gyan. The lists include 1,5m people more than are eligible to votein the elections, scheduled for December 7. The commissioner said that while a population census held in Ghana earlier this year put the number of eligible voters at 9,2m, 10,7m names appeared on the voter register. He attributed the irregularities to the registration of minors, multiple registrations and the registration of deceased people. – AFP