A member of the Communication team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Brogya Genfi, has indicated that the Electoral Commission (EC) has exceeded its right to do a new register for the 2020 elections.
According to him, going by convention, the EC should have compiled a new voters’ register for the next election by May 5, 2020.
“The time allocated for the EC to compile a new register for the 2020 elections has elapsed. There is no other time for the Commission to conduct new registration. This is a convention that has been there for a long time in this country.
“When the country (EC) was compiling a new register for the 2012 elections, by May 5, 2012, EC was done with the registration and today is 4th May, 2020; thus if I ask you to tell me when the EC will complete with writing the registration of eligible voters, you will not be able to tell me,” he stressed.
Speaking in an interview with Kwame Nkrumah Tikesie on Okay FM's 'Ade Akye Abia' show, he pointed out any attempt to contravene or bypass laid down procedures could result in a calamitous situation.
“ . . we are now on a very slippery road and if care is not taken, we might fall as a nation . . . "
“The EC should not delude itself into thinking they, at any moment in time, organize the registration of Ghanaians in this country, . . . their activities and operations are always time-bound and guided by convention . . . if we allow the EC to do as it pleases, the possibility of conducting a shoddy exercise and the likely repercussions for this country is unimaginable," he added.
He, therefore, suggested that the electoral body works on the existing voter’s register and perfect the register for the general elections this year.
"They (EC) should work on the existing voters’ register which was used for the assembly elections and referendum and then perfect it for the 2020 general elections. This will satisfy everyone as Ghanaians will have their peaceful mind and a clear conscience and know the direction of the Electoral Commission for the 2020 general elections,” he suggested.
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whether you like it or not new voters register will be compiled
Is Brogya Genfi an adviser to the EC? Why is NDC afraid of the compilation of a new register? These are noise makers. A new register will weed out those undesirable elements and have a document that will stand the test of time. Who is in charge of the EC in Ghana? Give us a break and stop ordering the EC about. EC will do what it thinks right according to the laws of Ghana. We are bored about NDC noise making.
So now the NDC accepts that a new register has been compiled in an election year before? I thought they said it was not going to be possible to compile a new register in an election year? Anyway, the value is the same, whether an old or new register, NDC cannot win the elections, period.
True Ghanaians want a new register and it has nothing to do with time. everything else can be postponed to make time for a clean register. so massa just chill, you dont speak for anyone other than your self
Eii Brogya Gyamfi you are not learning? If I were you, I would not even walk near any law court. You should have learnt some lessons now. Keep your mouth shout.
we would compile a new register even if it is one day to the time of voting. we would never vote with an impaired register. you may ask crooked mrs. osei.
Whether new or old voters register we are not going to fly on AIRBUS with an incompetent pilot through DUMSO to IMF anymore when little BABIES👶 WITH SHARP TEETH 🦷 are on board and land us on WOYOMEY’S backyard. I know there could be FORD EXPEDITION to take us by land but we would have preferred to take BUS 🚌 BRANDING driven by ATIVOR in the middle of BERKO POWER BRIBERY CRISIS that’s why I decree like the Jews said never again to ndc and their INCOMPETENT NICE MAN. NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU