Chima, who is from Abia State and a tailor by profession, pleaded guilty to attempt to register as a voter contrary to Section 24 (a) of CI. Election Regulation 1995 and was convicted on his plea.
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Baba Jamal, his defense counsel, pleaded that the court should temper justice with mercy as his client was deceived to go to the registration centre, adding that Chima’s guilty plea showed he was remorseful.
Police Sergeant Apaweh Achana told the court that Mr Kingsley Twum Agyapong, the complainant, is a businessman and a resident at Dansoman-Karikari. In contrast, Chima lived at Dansoman-Dominion, all suburbs of Accra.
He said on Monday, July 27, 2020, at about 0930 hours, Chima, together with Pascaline Nyadroh and Joshua Payin, went to the Swag Club House Dansoman Registration Centre to register in the ongoing voters’ registration exercise.
The prosecution said Pascaline and Payin filled the guarantor’s form to enable Chima to register, saying during the registration, Chima gave his name as Kofi Isaiah.
Sergeant Achana said in the course of answering questions, the registration officer became suspicious of Chima’s accent. When the guarantors were confronted, they rushed to their car and drove off, leaving Chima. He was then arrested.
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Sergeant Achana said Chima told the police that he was from Abia State in Nigeria and that it was Payin and Pascaline that asked him to go and register.
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