Ghana: Man Jailed for Attempted Double Voter Registration

14 days for attempted double registration (Modern Ghana)

A 22-year-old resident of Agona Inkum in the Central Region has been sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for attempting to register twice in the ongoing biometric voters registration exercise.

The convict, John Quaye, was also slapped with a fine of GH¢2,400 by the Agona Swedru Circuit Court or in default serve 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour.

2,400.00 GHS = 1,337.05 USD. That's a lot of cedis.