LAGOS, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria George Kumi said 11 million Ghanaians had been registered to vote as the preparation for Ghana's general elections reaches a crescendo, reported the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday.

    Kumi made this known in Abuja at a press briefing Tuesday on the preparation toward the Dec. 7 elections, adding that the electoral commission registers only those who are eligible to vote.

    He said names of 50,000 registered voters who were later found to be ineligible had been removed from the voter register so as to guarantee credible elections.

    He said those whose names were deleted from the voter register included dead persons, minors and those with double registration.

    He said the register was successfully reviewed through massive public enlightenment and the determination of the electoral body to conduct hitch-free elections.

    The envoy noted that the chairman of Ghana's Electoral Commission and his team were very experienced and competent in electoral matters.

    He stressed that the independence and neutrality of the commission was guaranteed by the country's constitution.

    The High Commissioner gave the assurance that adequate security would be provided throughout the elections.

    The elections will take place at 21,004 polling stations in 230electoral constituencies across Ghana.