The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will proceed with the Limited Voters Registration Exercise today, September 12, 2023, despite the National Democratic Congress and four other political parties’ injunction application against the commission.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Electoral Commissioner.
The EC in its statement stressed that the registration will take place in all its 268 District Offices.
The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that the 2023 Voters Registration Exercise begins today, 12th September 2023, and ends on Monday, 2nd October 2023.
In another development, the five political parties – NDC, the Convention People’s Party (CPP), the All People’s Congress, the Liberal Party of Ghana, and the Great Consolidated Popular Party – filed the suit on September 7, challenging the EC’s decision to restrict the upcoming limited voter registration exercise to its district offices throughout the country.
They argue that the decision will disenfranchise many eligible new voters, especially those who live in remote areas. The last time the Electoral Commission of Ghana compiled a voter register was in 2020 leading to the presidential and parliamentary elections.
The Ghana Police Service says it recorded 204 incidents of violence in the voters’ registration exercise conducted by the Electoral Commission (EC) ahead of the December 2020 general elections.
Speaking to the media, the deputy EC chairperson Dr. Bossman Asare said he finds it strange that the EC is going to disenfranchise the people.
He said the commission in 2020 registered more than 17 million people in less than 40 days.
He further stated that the EC is committed to registering citizens who are qualified to take part in the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Story by: Osei Akoto (Teacher Kojo) / Ahotoronline.com
