The Electoral Commission has been directed to make amendments to the Constitutional Instrument (CI) which seeks to use the Ghana Card as the sole document for new voter registration.
The directive was issued by Parliament on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Following meetings with officials from the EC, the NIA, and the Finance Minister, the Committee,, on the Whole submitted its report and recommendations.
The committee’s report recommended that the EC allow all eligible voters to secure their Ghana cards before the new CI is presented to Parliament for passage.
Speaking on the matter, the Deputy Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for the Effutu constituency said that both sides of the House reached an agreement for the EC to make changes to the CI.
“It must be emphasized that in coming to a conclusion on the way to go on the CI, this matter was not a partisan one, but it was one that all of us had an interest in, and so I will want to dispel any notion out there that whereas the NDC was against the EC, the NPP was for the EC.”
“It must be emphasized that should the CI be considered by the Electoral Commission, it is upon us to educate our people because, unlike the old CI, no impression should be given to those without a Ghana Card that they can just go and expect anybody at all to guarantee for them.”
On his part, the Deputy Minority Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim urged his side to vote against the CI when it is brought back for approval.
“I want to call on colleagues from all sides to vote to adopt the report because doing so will do the country some good.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
