General News of Monday, 1 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comEC has set Ghana’s democracy back by at least a decade – IMANIJean Mensa is EC ChairpersonPolicy think tank, IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, has said the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to go ahead to compile a new voters’ register will discredit the outcome of the 2020 general elections. According to the think tank, EC’s insistence on the use of the Ghana Card and passport as proof of eligibility for registration into the electoral roll sets Ghana’s democracy back at least ten years. “They soon realised that this would lose them both the ruling party and the opposition. “The ruling party wants neither to be transferred at all. Many critics, however, say the timing of the decision to compile a new electoral roll was bad and too close the next election.

Source: GhanaWeb June 01, 2020 14:48 UTC