General News of Thursday, 23 January 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comFour companies shortlisted for procurement of Biometric Verification Systems for voter register – ECJean Mensa, EC ChairDr. Yaw Ofori-Adjei, IT Consultant for the Electoral Commission EC, says some four companies have so far been shortlisted for the procurement of the Biometric Verification Systems for the compilation of a new voters’ register. “We have some four companies that have so far been shortlisted for the procurement of Biometric Verification Systems for the compilation of the new voters register. The previous managers of the Biometric Verification System advised the EC that the system needed an upgrade and gave good, cogent reasons why the upgrade was needed. On arguments by some Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) that the Biometric Verification Systems shouldn’t be in bad shape given how sparingly they are used, Ofori-Adjei said; “It's not about how often they are used but how they are used. EC sets April 18 for new voters register compilationThe Deputy Chairperson in charge of Operations at the EC, Mr Samuel Tettey, has disclosed that the compilation of a new voters register for the 2020 elections will begin on April 18, this year.

Source: GhanaWeb January 23, 2020 12:56 UTC