Politics of Saturday, 1 June 2019Source: citinewsroom.comPolice secure court order to stop NDC’s limited voter registration demoThe NDC’s protest has to be rescheduled as a result of 'logistics challenges of the Police'The Police in the Ashanti Region has secured a court order restraining the National Democratic Congress from embarking on a demonstration exercise against the Electoral Commission’s limited voter registration exercise. The NDC in the Ashanti Region had served notice of protesting over the EC’s registration exercise on Monday, June 3, 2019. About one million Ghanaians according to the NDC would be disenfranchised if the EC is allowed to undertake the limited voters’ registration exercise at the district level and selected electoral areas. The court order signed by Justice of the High Court, Senyo Amedahe, and sighted by citinewsroom.com, further asked the Police to within 14 days engage the respondents in a meeting to reschedule the demonstrations after the Ramadan celebration. Speaking with Citi News, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the NDC, Kwame Zu said the EC’s method in the upcoming limited registration exercise is an attempt to deliberately disenfranchise communities where the NDC has a stronghold.

Source: GhanaWeb May 31, 2019 21:11 UTC