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Coalition of Nat’l Youth Organisers petitions EC, Speaker over impending limited voter registration
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The Coalition of National Youth Organisers (CNYO) has sent a petition to the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Jean Mensa, to reconsider the decentralisation of the impending limited registration exercise.
The Commission announced on Thursday, August 17 that a limited registration will be held in all of its 268 district offices ahead of the district level elections in December.
But the Coalition adduced a number of reasons why this will not help.
“Conducting the limited registration exercises at the polling stations will serve as a dress rehearsal for the Electoral Commission, so that the Commission will know the challenges and find solutions to them during the election day,” it said among other reasons in the petition dated Monday, August 21.
“The Electoral Commission should consider creating temporary polling stations or electoral areas in the various High schools and Tertiary schools and station their registration officers there, to enable most of new registrants register with ease,” also stated by the petition, which was also sent to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin.
It said the decision by the EC could disenfranchise qualified voters because those who have turned 18 may not have money to travel long distances to the district offices to register.
“The tax payer’s money has been made available to the Electoral Commission to make sure each qualified Ghanaian, as prescribed in Article 42 of our Constitution is allowed to decide who should represent them.”
The Coalition said failure by the Commission to heed to the call of members “will trigger a legal action by the Coalition against the Commission”.
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
