[ 2012-06-16 ]

New constituencies out; Ashanti increases by 8, Volta, 4
Joy News has intercepted the breakdown of new
constituencies created by the Electoral
Commission.

The EC chair at an in-camera meeting with Members
of Parliament released the new constituencies
amidst some contestations from the Minority.

Dr Afari Gyan said the new constituencies, 45 were
created using a formula which will not
discriminate against any region.

Per the release the number of constituencies in
the Ashanti Region has increased from 39 to 47.
Volta Region increases from 22 to 26 the same as
Western Region.

Central Region increased from 19 to 23, Eastern
Region increased by five more constituencies from
28-33 whilst that of the Greater Accra Region
increased from 27-34.

In the Upper East two more constituencies have
been created, putting the figure at 15, with the
figure for Upper West Region increasing by one
from 10-11.

The Northern Region increased from 26-31 with the
Brong Ahafo also experiencing an increase of five
constituencies from 24-29.

Figures gleaned from EC sources put total number
of registered voters to 13,628,817.

Over one million of the total number of registered
votes do not have valid codes, Joy News' Sammy
Darko has learnt.

The total figure will however increase after the
EC conducts the biometric registration exercise in
Akuse.

Akuse was exempted from the exercise due to legal
tussle over whether the EC had the mandate to
bring Akuse under Greater Accra Region. Per a
Supreme Court ruling, Akuse should still remain
under the Eastern Region.

Joy News' Sammy Darko who has ears within
Parliament reported the in-camera meeting with
Afari Gyan was smooth but not without some
contestations by the Minority.

According to him, the Minority demanded to know
what permutation went into the creation of new
constituencies.

Source - Joy News

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