Parliament has asked the Electoral Commission(EC) to provide further answers on a new constitutional instrument it is seeking to lay.
The Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2022 is seeking to scrap the guarantor system and make the Ghana card the only proof of nationality for voter registration.
Presenting the report of the special budget committee following a meeting with the EC over the CI, majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh stated the EC must appear before parliament with the National Identification Authority(NIA) over the decision to use Ghana card.
Former minority leader and Tamale South MP Haruna Iddrisu argued the EC must never be allowed to lay the new CI in its current state arguing the decision to use the Ghana card will disenfranchise many eligible voters.
Reacting to this on Ahotor 92.3 Fm’s Morning Show, Legal Practitioner Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe described the new CI the Electoral Commission wants to lay as evil.
Listen to Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe as he explained what the law says on the new CI by the EC below:
Story by: Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh / Ahotoronline.com
