The Electoral Commission of Ghana is working to ensure that the Ghana card becomes the only document for enrolment unto the voter’s register. The insistence on this, according to Member of Parliament for Bongo, Edward Bawa, is problematic and could plunge the country into chaos.
Mr. Bawa made these comments when he spoke on the floor or Parliament yesterday after the EC’s Chairperson, Jean Mensah made the case to support the EC’s position.
“Mr. Speaker, when the Electoral Commissioner was speaking, she was proud to have stated that the Electoral Commission has a proven track record. I believe that this proven track record was because of the performance of her predecessors. If you would observe, you would realise that in election matters, consensus building is key. That is what prevents conflicts.”
“Cote D’Ivoire is just here but by virtue of the fact that laws were passed created an impression that others were not citizens, created problems in Cote D’Ivoire. Afari Gyan handed over to Charlotte. Charlotte gave it to you. This country was in one piece. If this country goes to war because of this, it would be on your head,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has told Parliament that the use of the Ghana Card as the sole identification document for continuous voters’ registration will guarantee the credibility and integrity of the country’s voter register and aid elections as a whole.
For the part of the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Ken Attafuah, he insisted that his outfit was ready to issue Ghana cards to eligible citizens voters to aid the EC in the registration process.
Source: A1radioonline.com|101.1MHz|Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith|Ghana
