Friday, September 12, 2008

Upper West Region records lowest number

The Upper West Region recorded the lowest number of registered voters during the recently held limited voter registration exercise by the Electoral Commission (EC).
Out of a total of 1,835,417 first time voters, the region recorded 44,710.
It again recorded 93 cases of challenges as against the national figure of 7,374.
The region also had the lowest number of voters, because with the current national voter population of 12,822,474 the region had 336,465.
The region’s district breakdown for the limited registration are Wa Municipality 11,239; Wa West, 4,850; Wa East, 3,534; Nadawli, 6,333; Jirapa/Lamuesie, 5,897; Lawra, 6389; Sissala West, 3,618; and Sissala East, 2,858.

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