{"id":181475,"date":"2024-05-12T09:38:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T09:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/12\/demand-for-serial-numbers-of-bvr-kits-unnecessary\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T09:38:09","slug":"demand-for-serial-numbers-of-bvr-kits-unnecessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/12\/demand-for-serial-numbers-of-bvr-kits-unnecessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Demand for serial numbers of BVR kits unnecessary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dr John Osae-Kwapong, a research fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has described the National Democratic Congress\u2019 (NDC) request for serial numbers of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits as unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>The NDC had previously asked the EC to disclose the serial numbers of the BVR kits being used in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise across the country.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a statement released on Thursday, May 9, the Electoral Commission (EC) argued that sharing the serial numbers with external entities could potentially compromise the security and integrity of the electoral system and its operations.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on <strong>The Big Issue<\/strong> with Selorm Adonoo on <strong>Citi TV<\/strong> on Saturday, Dr Osae-Kwapong affirmed his stance, emphasising that the NDC should trust the processes in place to ensure the integrity of the voter\u2019s register.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to if the NDC\u2019s call was not necessary, he said \u201cYes, in the sense that if really it is the numbers and the integrity of the register then the processes that have been built into it I hope gives them enough assurance that even if you don\u2019t have access to these serial numbers these processes in place would allow you to say we can still accept the integrity of the voter\u2019s register that is produced at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr John Osae-Kwapong, a research fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has described the National Democratic Congress\u2019 (NDC) request for serial numbers of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits as unnecessary. 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