EC direct district officers to switch to offline mode

The Electoral Commission (EC) has directed its district officers to switch to offline mode from today.

This follows challenges the limited registration exercise, which started on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 has encountered.

The EC in a statement issued indicated that “The Commission wishes to inform all its stakeholders and the General Public that some challenges were experienced with the network this afternoon, affecting the Online mode of registration.”

Against this backdrop, “The Commission has directed its District Officers to switch to the Offline mode of registration beginning tomorrow, the 9th of May, 2024.”

This notwithstanding, the statement added that “The Commission apologises for the delays experienced this afternoon.The Commission assures its stakeholders that, should there be a backlog of voters at the end of the 21-day process, the Registration Exercise will be extended beyond the 27h of May, 2024 deadline.”

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme