About 56, 000 people have registered as voters in Eastern Province

About 56, 000 people have registered as voters during the on-going voter registration exercise in Eastern Province.
Of the total, 29, 999 are female while 26, 025 are male voters.
This is according to a statement to Breeze News by ECZ, Electoral Commission of Zambia public relations manager, Chris Akufuna.
About 72,031 updates have been made from the old register, while 638 have died.
This has brought the total number of registered voters in the province to 128, 693.
Mr. Akufuna has urged people with NRC and above 18 years to register as voters.
He also reminded disabled voters to ensure that their disabilities are recorded by registration officers, as this will help the commission to prepare adequately for the disabled in the coming elections.