The Minority in Parliament is standing its ground of rejecting the Ghana Card as the sole document for the registration of voters onto Ghana’s electoral roll.
It said it was untenable for the Electoral Commission (EC) to eliminate the use of the guarantor system as a source of eligibility to be registered as a voter.
At a press conference in Parliament House yesterday, Wednesday, to react to the presentation by the Electoral Commissioner, Jean Mensa, on the decision by the EC to make the Ghana Card the sole base document for the registration of voters, the Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, said the exercise would rather disenfranchise the vast majority of Ghanaians.
Reacting to this on Ahotor 92.3 Fm’s Morning show ‘Ade Kyi Mu Nsem‘ with Alexander Nana Dogbe, the President of the NDC’s Professionals Forum who doubles as Ghana’s former Ambassador to India and Sri Lanka, Ambassador Sam Pee Yalley said the Electoral Commission (EC) is trying to pass the new CI based on speculations.
He called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to collaborate with the National Identification Authority (NIA) to ensure the Ghana card is made accessible to all eligible Ghanaians before it can be considered as the sole identification to register for a voter’s card.
Listen to Amb. Sam Pee Yalley below:
Story by: Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh (#RomeoWrites) / Ahotoronline.com
