The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to develop a backup plan to address the numerous challenges facing the ongoing limited voter registration exercise.

The registration process has been marred by difficulties, resulting in many individuals being unable to register. Following a visit to a voter registration center, Afenyo-Markin stressed the importance of the EC having a contingency plan to ensure that every eligible voter is registered before the process concludes.

“The Electoral Commission must improve on its system of registration. Obviously, if we are all talking about network failures, then I am not sure that they will be able to complete on schedule. The frustrations and the delays must be addressed.

“So I am urging the Electoral Commission to ensure that they have a backup system because as it is, the frustrations are one too many. And I would encourage the Electoral Commission to live up to expectations.”

Others, including the National Democratic Congress (NDC) running mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, have suggested extending the deadline to compensate for the time lost due to technical and network issues.

Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo has also encouraged all eligible voters to register to strengthen Ghana's democratic process.