General News of Thursday, 4 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comNo need to jubilate over Supreme Court’s directive to EC – Oppong NkrumahKojo Oppong Nkrumah is NPP MP for Ofoase AyirebiThe Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said there is no need to jubilate over a Supreme Court directive to the Electoral Commission on the compilation of the Voters’ Register. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 4, 2020, ordered the EC to provide a legal basis for refusing to accept the existing Voters ID Cards as part of requirements for compilation of the new voters' register. Some have seen this as an indication that the Supreme Court will stop the EC from going ahead with the controversial decision. However, speaking on Citi FM Thursday on the matter, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said that the directive to the EC is consistent with the fundamental principles of law. “The basic principle in law called ‘Audi alteram partem’ says you cannot pronounce judgment on a matter without hearing from the other side.

Source: GhanaWeb June 04, 2020 18:22 UTC