The Electoral Commission of Ghana has announced the piloting of the compilation of new voters’ register will begin next week.
Speaking to Nana Aba Anamoah Thursday evening on State of Affairs show on Ghone TV, a Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bossman Asare revealed that the Commission has received many of the equipment required for the compilation of the new voters’ register slated in last week of June which are being calibrated therefore the piloting would help the commission to know how the equipment works in a different environment.
According to him, the Commission has also procured hand hygiene devices such as veronica buckets, liquid soaps, sanitizer among others to be positioned at every registration center across the country when the main registration exercise commences.”
The decision by the Electoral Commission of Ghana to compile a new voters’ register has faced fierce resistance by a group call Inter-Party Resistance against the New Voters Register (IPRAN), made up of six opposition political parties, including largest opposition party in Ghana – the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The group staged demonstrations in some parts of the country early this year. It had planned to escalate their actions against the EC but for the spread of coronavirus in the country.
The EC has nonetheless maintained its position to compile a new voter’s register
The commission initially slated the exercise on April 18, 2020, but had to postpone it due to the coronavirus.
With about 6 months to the December 7, Presidential and Parliamentary election, the EC has served notice it will still go ahead with the compilation of the new voter’s register.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
