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Only six political parties out of the 26, have regional offices in the Volta Region, information gathered the Ghana News Agency (GNA) has revealed.

They are the National Democratic Congress, New Patriotic Party, the Convention People’s Party, the Progressive People’s Party, the National Democratic Party and the All People’s Congress.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is operating from a gated house, which appears like a residential apartment, from which Perpetual Dzedua, the Secretary, emerged to meet the GNA on the porch.

She explained that it was a temporary office the Party had been using for the past 10 months, saying they would soon move to permanent offices.

The GNA met Mr Charles Gadotor, the Director of Administration and Mr Simon Fetor, a driver at the offices of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which was noticeably under renovation.

Mr Gadotor said the office opened at 0800 hours and closed at 1700 hours on ordinary days, but operated for longer hours on busy days.

The GNA met Mr Thomas Ntumy, the Volta Regional Chairman and Mr Ben Tenu, the Office Manager of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) at the Party’s regional office, which they said opened every day at 0730 hours.

The Progressive People’s Party Regional Office was not opened as of 1006 hours when the GNA got there.

When contacted on phone through a telephone number conspicuously displayed on the building, Mr Forster Segbe, the Volta Regional Secretary, said the office was supposed to be opened.

He later called to say the Permanent Secretary engaged for the office and a driver had been out to buy food at the time the GNA called.

The National Democratic Party (NDP)’s office as at 1035, was, however, closed.

The building houses both the Regional and the Ho-Central Constituency offices.

The All People’s Congress (APC) offices were also closed when the GNA got there at 1040.

A shop owner next door said they normally opened later in the day.

Wisdom Alai, Electoral Assistant at Ho Municipal Office of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) told the GNA that his office goes through a lot of stress trying to locate party officials for official interactions.

“Sometimes we have to track Party Officers to their homes to deliver letters, which is very frustrating,” he said.