Politics of Wednesday, 8 January 2020Source: mynewsgh.comNew Voters’ Register: EC has sewn a shirt before taking measurements of client – Asiedu Nketiaplay videoNDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu NketiaGeneral Secretary of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has argued that there is no need for a new voters’ register noting that the Electoral Commission’s haste in deciding that there is the need for a new voters’ register is like getting a material and sewing a shirt before looking for a client to take his or her measurement. Speaking at a press conference Monday, Mr Asiedu Nketia argued that the need for a new voters’ register should have been established with stakeholders before the Electoral Commission’s announcement that there is the need for a new voters’ roll, insisting that the Electoral Commission (EC) is struggling to find justification for a new voters’ register. Why is it that they are now arguing with Ghanaians and trying to convince us the need to change the register when they are already procuring? At the press conference, opposition parties announced a series of demonstrations to be embarked upon against the Electoral Commission ( EC) over the plans to compile a new voters’ register. The EC has however had its budget approved by Parliament so that it can compile a new voters’ register and therefore maintained that the current voters’ register is overstretched even though credible.

Source: GhanaWeb January 08, 2020 09:45 UTC