A Deputy Central Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Comrade Abakah Mensah, has cautioned the Electoral Commission (EC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to desist from the inane decision to use the Ghana card as the sole document for the forthcoming limited voter registration exercise.
According to him, the NDC will not sit aloof for the NPP to connive with the EC to rig the impending elections in 2024.
“We are not going to joke in 2024 and I’m sounding a warning to the elephant party not to try this time because if they try anything contrary, hmm…….” he said.
He further said the NDC will fully apprise the general public on the implications of the statements made by the Electoral Commission in the coming days on the “absurd and unreasonable” decision that there will not be a guarantor system for voter registration.
Mr Abakah said the NDC cannot agree to any decision that seeks to restrict access to the electoral roll or disenfranchise qualified citizens from joining the electoral roll.
“In the meantime, the party wishes to use this opportunity to remind the Electoral Commission that under Article 42 of the 1992 Constitution, every Ghanaian of eighteen years and above and of sound mind is entitled to register as a voter for the purposes of elections. This right to register and exercise one’s franchise is an inalienable right that should not be denied citizens who qualify to exercise same.”
He cautioned the Electoral Commission to be very circumspect in its dealings since they have far-reaching implications for the peace, tranquility and security of Ghana.
By Lawrence Odoom