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ELECAM Intensify Voter Registration on Women’s Day

By Boris Esono in Buea

SW Regional Delegate of ELECAM, Evelyn Mukete Bezejuh

As women of the Southwest region joined others the world over to celebrate women’s day on 8 March, officials of Elections Cameroon, ELECAM, were out in their numbers to see to it that more women get registered on the electoral list so as to take part in upcoming elections.

            Talking to The Median Newspaper, the SW Regional delegate of ELECAM Evelyn Mukete Bezejuh said the women needed to get registered in order to exercise their civic duty during elections. 

            “It has been a tradition for ELECAM that every women’s day celebration they carryout sensitization campaigns for women and girls of voting age. We took advantage of the celebration to call on all those who had not registered and those who registered elsewhere and want to change their polling stations to come and register or do the necessary modification. Meanwhile those who had registered but did not collect their cards to come and collect their voter’s cards,” Mrs. Mukete said.

ELECAM officials registering women at the Buea Bongo Square on 8 March 2018

It should be noted earlier on Sunday 4 March 2018 SW Elecam organized a mini marathon for women in Buea in the build up to women’s day during which many more women took advantage and put their names on the voter register. During the process, about 70 women were registered.

Statistics presented by the regional delegate indicates a high registration of men than women.

            “The women are timid to come out and register because of the present climate in the southwest region. Some women are afraid to come out and register and/or collect their voter’s cards. The men are more courageous than the women. However I hope that with time they will come in their numbers as the sensitization campaign is going on,” Mukete said, calling on the women to join the men in registering for voting..

            However, ELECAM’s officials are hoping to swell their figures as they continue sensitizing the youths of voting age nationwide to register and be part of the electoral process in the country.