Cote d'Ivoire's citizens are expressingdisappointment the electoral commission will fail to meet Tuesdaydeadline of publishing the voter register.
The voter register is expected to beused for the vote scheduled for November 29.
Concerned Ivorians say theelectoral body's failure to meet the publishing deadline could increasetensions ahead of the general elections.
But the government reassured peoplesaying the presidential election will go on as planned despite the misseddeadline.
The electoral commission attributes its failure to inadequate fundsto pay the staff processing data for the voter register.
Mariam Coulibaly, anIvorian journalist, said that most of the citizensdo not believe the government assurances.
"OnSaturday the prime minister said that if there is a delay and the date of todayis not respected, it is not important. He said that the most important is aboutthe d-day of the elections will be respected, [which] is on November 29,"Coulibaly said.
Shesaid Ivorians want the electoral commission to strictly follow its schedulesahead of the upcoming election.
"Everybodywants the date of all the process to be respected ? the ordinary people aretired [and] they want people this time to respect the date," she said.
Coulibalysaid reaction is mixed about government's assurances over the missed deadline.
"Ithink that there is no one point of view from the people. Some want to believewhat the government is saying. Some don't believe because you know theopposition they don't want to believe ? they all said that the entire processmust be respected," Coulibaly said.
Shesaid are expressing doubt the government is prepared to meet the deadline ofthe upcoming election.
"Idon't think so. You know since four years [when] the elections were to be heldin 2005. So since four years there is not a clear date there is always apostponement. So we don't know so far, but we hope that this time the electionwould be held," she said.
Coulibalysaid Ivorians want to live in a country that is peaceful.
"Everybodyis tired of this situation. We want a normal situation [and] we want to live inpeace. So we want the election to be held to live in a normal country,"Coulibaly said.
Shesaid the controversy surrounding nationality requirement has been resolved.
"Thisagreement which has been done years ago they all can go and they all can be candidates[and] be elected also," she said.
Coulibalysaid there is growing anxiety over nationality.
"Thosein the northern part of the country, they had problems of nationality. Thenames of these people in northern Ivory Coast are the same as those of Mali,Guinea it is the same Mandingo people. So the problem of nationality is verystrong in this part," Coulibaly said.
Shesaid most people are anxiously waiting to seeing their names on the voterregister to ascertain those eligible to vote in the upcoming November 29presidential election.