The Electoral Commission of Ghana cannot and should not rely on the Data from National Identification Authority (NIA) for the compilation of the New Voters Register. He said,the Ghana Card is not supported by any Legislative Instrument (L.I.) There is no provisions in the NIA Act which gives its the necessary legal backing to use the Ghana Card for the conduct of elections in Ghana. The Ghana Card Registration is NOT done on the basis of Polling Stations unlike Electoral Commission whose Registration is done at the Polling Stations across the Country. The Ghana Card in its current form cannot be used for the purpose of 2020 general elections, maybe future general elections.

Source: GhanaWeb January 22, 2020 13:52 UTC