{"id":629077,"date":"2019-05-31T13:18:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T13:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"post-519054\"><header>\n<div class=\"entry-post-meta\">\n\n<p>Date: <time content=\"2019-05-31T12:42:18+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2019-05-31T12:42:18+00:00\">May 31, 2019 12:42pm<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div> \n<\/header><div class=\"entry-content"},"modified":"2019-05-31T13:18:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T13:18:21","slug":"a-r-ndc-likely-to-demonstrate-over-limited-voters-registration-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/05\/31\/a-r-ndc-likely-to-demonstrate-over-limited-voters-registration-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"A\/R NDC likely to demonstrate over limited voters&#8217; registration exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-519054\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"entry-post-meta\">\n<p>Date: <time content=\"2019-05-31T12:42:18+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2019-05-31T12:42:18+00:00\">May 31, 2019 12:42pm<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"fff post-thumbnail\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post_layout_5_img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/NDC.jpg\" alt=\"A\/R NDC likely to demonstrate over limited voters\u2019 registration exercise\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The Ashanti Regional Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said it might embark on a demonstration on Monday, June 3, over the Electoral Commission\u2019s limited registration exercise.<\/p>\n<p>The EC plans to undertake the exercise ahead of the assembly elections later this year but the NDC has kicked against the EC\u2019s method for the exercise being conducted in all the 250 district offices of the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Kwame Zu said the EC\u2019s method is an attempt to deliberately disenfranchise communities where the NDC has a stronghold.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe have expressed many concerns to the Electoral Commission and it appears their posture appears they are unfazed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last resort we had was to demonstrate our displeasure in the form of a peaceful procession Godwilling on the 3rd of June but we are convening a meeting to take a decision as to whether the demonstration will come on Monday or otherwise. But that is literally not dependent on the position of the Police to thwart the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Cdep_KaBDs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The threat comes days after a Ghanaian man, Umar Ayuba filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking for an injunction to stop the EC from going ahead with the exercise scheduled to begin next week.<\/p>\n<p>Before this injunction, a substantive suit was filed by the same individual challenging the decision by the EC to hold the registration in its district offices and some selected electoral areas.<\/p>\n<p>According to the plaintiff, the directive by the EC is without legal basis and thus unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>The EC is expected to begin the registration on June 7\u00a0in readiness for the local elections and referendum scheduled for December.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: May 31, 2019 12:42pm The Ashanti Regional Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said it might embark on a demonstration on Monday, June 3, over the Electoral Commission\u2019s limited registration exercise. 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