Release results of 2010 Census by April 30 deadline-Professor Adei

Professor Stephen Adei, former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has appealed to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) to abide by its April 30, deadline to release the 2010 Population and Housing Census figures.

He pointed out that this would allay fears of the possibility of the results allegedly being inaccurate or doctored and set the limit on the maximum number of voters in any particular locality and the country.

Prof. Adei made the call at the recent 17th matriculation of Valley View University (VVU) at Oyibi.

He appealed to the public to ensure that only Ghanaians were allowed to register during the biometric voter’s registration, which would begin on Saturday, March 24.

“If a non-Ghanaian is allowed to register, the person can vote on election day. Our borders and cross border movements allow for such phenomena and must not be taken for granted.”

In all 936 students, made up of 534 men and 402 women were admitted with Bachelor of Education (Sandwich).

With an enrolment of 476 students for the Techiman Campus of the University, the total number of freshmen for the 2011/2012 Academic Year was 1,412.

Prof. Adei urged party agents and security agencies to protect the electorate to ensure free and fair voter registration as well as the elections.

He appealed to the media to be circumspect in their reportage as inaccurate reports had the tendency to cause chaos in any peaceful country.

“Discussing explosive issues that are often lies or exaggerated for hours on end with paid and unpaid ‘phone- ins’ ready to stoke the fire is a recipe for instability.”

Professor Adei, who is also an Economics and Leadership Professor at Pentecost University College, urged government to pay particular attention to the management of the revenue from the oil find and development in the Western Region to avoid an uprising in the area.

“Our politicians should be careful about how they manage the oil in the Western Region to avoid a ‘Delta State’ phenomenon.”**