Parliament on Thursday held a heated pre-laying debate on the report of the Special Budget Committee on the Draft Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2022 and other related matters.
In the new Constitutional Instrument (CI) the Electoral Commission (EC) has expressed the intention of using the Ghana Card or ECOWAS Card, as the only form of identification or medium to qualify a citizen of Ghana who is legible to vote to registered or enrolled onto the voters’ register.
The pre-laying debate generated a heated debate between the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Minority and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Majority with the former arguing against it while the latter was in support of it.
The report of the Special Budget Committee, which is chaired by Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, reiterated the Committee’s support for any effort that would enable every Ghanaian to get a Ghana Card because it was the Law.
It emphasised that the Committee had no objections against the EC using the NIA to embark on the registration of eligible voters.
Speaking on Ahotor 92.3 Fm’s afternoon political show Simpieso with host Emmanuel Martey, MP for the Upper Manya Krobo Constituency in the Eastern Region Hon. Bismarck Tetteh Nyarko said the minority will be waiting for the Chairperson of the EC Jean Mensah to appear before Parliament to address some issues before they can pass the new CI.
Listen to Hon. Bismarck Tetteh Nyarko below:
Story by: Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh / Ahotoronline.com
