The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) has been summoned to brief the Committee of the Whole on a new Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) ahead of Election 2024.
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin on Thursday, February 23, 2024, directed that the Chairperson herself, Jean Mensah should appear for the briefing.
He further directed officials of the National Identification Authority (NIA) to be present at the meeting.
Mr. Bagbin explained that the move would help members obtain the required assurances about how the commission would address their concerns before laying the new C.I. before the House.
The C.I. is seeking to rely solely on the national identification card – Ghana Card – as the only form of identification to register new voters.
The Speaker stated that if members of Parliament wanted to invite any personality to brief them on any issue, they should state so in future letters.
He stated that previous House communications were only directed at institutions, and thus the EC did not err in sending a deputy chairperson to brief members of Parliament on the new C.I.
“The deputy chairperson in charge of operations is quite high enough but he cannot be giving the assurances that the Chairperson will give.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
