Phase Two of the voter registration exercise commenced across the country yesterday morning. Turnout at several registration centres in Bombali district was low, according to ECSL Registration Officers interviewed in and around Makeni and Kamabia. This is mainly due to the huge turnout during the first phase of the exercise.
Several voter registration centres visited yesterday in Makeni City were up and running without any reported incident of malfunctioning equipment.
Registration Officers at several centres in Makeni and its surrounding environs confirmed that they have had no problem with the voter verification kits, voter identification units and the fingerprint scanners. โEverything is working wellโฆWe have no challenges hereโ, the Registration Officer at Centre Number 04159, Emmanuel Konjor confirmed.
Another Registration Officer, Ibrahim Jalloh, of Centre Number 4193 in Makeni city confirmed that they have had no incident at their centre. โAs you can see, things are really peaceful hereโฆThe process is going on smoothly and security is watertightโฆNo underage registration is allowed hereโฆThe Party Agents (APC and SLPP) have been very vigilant and watchfulโ, Mr Jalloh confirmed.
The Party Agents for the APC and the SLPP confirmed that their centres had been very peaceful since they opened at 7am yesterday. โAll the voter registration equipment are working very wellโ, they acknowledged.
During the first phase of the voter registration exercise, the Northern Region recorded a total of 241,827 registered voters. The low turnout in several registration centres in Bombali district yesterday shows that majority of the eligible voters have already registered with ECSL.
Elections are scheduled to take place on 24th June, 2023.
