{"id":1170570,"date":"2022-08-08T14:04:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/08\/ghana-card-voter-registration-brouhaha-ndc-was-invited-but-failed-to-attend-ec-clarifies-politics\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T14:04:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:04:40","slug":"ghana-card-voter-registration-brouhaha-ndc-was-invited-but-failed-to-attend-ec-clarifies-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/08\/ghana-card-voter-registration-brouhaha-ndc-was-invited-but-failed-to-attend-ec-clarifies-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Card\/Voter Registration Brouhaha: NDC Was Invited But Failed To Attend &#8211; EC Clarifies | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Electoral Commission of Ghana has dispelled reports that it took a unilateral decision on a new Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) on voters&#8217; registration which has been laid before Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The EC wants to use the Ghana Card as the only source document for continuous voter registration.<\/p>\n<p>However, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and other stakeholders have opposed this decision insisting it will disenfranchise a lot of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>Others have questioned why the EC didn&#8217;t engage various stakeholders before coming out with the decision.<\/p>\n<p>But speaking in an interview on <strong>Neat FM&#8217;s &#8216;Me Man Nti&#8217;<\/strong> programme, Dr Bossman Asare, Deputy Chairman of the Commission in charge of Corporate Services, said the Commission met with all stakeholders except the NDC.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that the NDC was invited to IPAC meetings held on the issue but failed to attend.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We met with all the political parties and other stakeholders to deliberate on using the Ghana card to register,<\/em><br \/><em>it was unanimously agreed . . . NDC was invited but they didn&#8217;t attend . . .&#8221;<\/em> he pointed out.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"UfG0DnEIGHU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghana Card For Voters&#039; Register: We Met All Political Parties - EC Reveals\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfG0DnEIGHU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0the NDC\u00a0has vowed to use all legitimate means to oppose the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to use the Ghana Card as the sole identification document for voter registration.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"6S6On3Kcc7s\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghana Card\/Voters&#039; Register: NDC Justifies Absence During IPAC Meeting\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6S6On3Kcc7s?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: Peacefmonline.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of . Please report any inappropriate  to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Featured Video\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wB2-NHndouE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Fight Against Sim Card Registration Is Unending- Hon. Ras Mubarak Cautions Gov&#039;t\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wB2-NHndouE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electoral Commission of Ghana has dispelled reports that it took a unilateral decision on a new Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) on voters&#8217; registration which has been laid before Parliament. The EC wants to use the Ghana Card as the only source document for continuous voter registration. 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