The Electoral Commission’s (EC) recent decision to limit the conduct of the limited voter registration exercise to its district offices has drawn harsh criticism from Nana Akwasi Bosompra I, the paramount chief of the Goaso Traditional Area in the Ahafo region.
Nana Akwasi Bosompra I asserts that this choice could disenfranchise a sizable portion of Ghanaians who live in remote locations from the district headquarters.
The fact that many eligible voters might not have the resources to get from their villages to the EC’s district offices to register to vote also caused him anxiety.
Has Jean Mensa ever visited Ahafo? What is she doing there? Does she know the town that Esumira leaves behind? Does she know the next town after Kasapin, and if so, is Jean Mensa suggesting that each of these individuals needs three persons and a trip to Goaso in order to write their names down? Will she cover their transportation costs?
I implore her to amend the norm and decentralize the procedure so as not to generate any uncertainty in this nation as a result of a woman’s decision. Because a wealthy guy can employ buses to register voters for him even if we may not even like that person.
The EC Commission has announced the commencement of a limited voter registration for eligible Ghanaians who turned 18 years after the 2020 registration exercise and other eligible voters from September 12, 2023, to October 2, 2023.
Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC’s) director of legal affairs, announced on Monday that the party’s Legal Directorate would consider looking into legal options to contest the validity of the Electoral Commission’s decision to hold the upcoming limited voter registration at its district offices. The NDC contends that the majority of the new voters will lose their voting rights if the EC is permitted to carry out its intentions.
