Politics of Friday, 10 January 2020Source: peacefmonline.comThere is no need for a new voters’ register – CDD tells ECplay videoFile photoThe Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) says “there is no need for a new voters’ register” after cautioning the Electoral Commission to be careful not to plunge the country into chaos over its decision to compile a new voters' register. A Senior Programmes Officer at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Nana Kwabena Abrampah Mensah spoke to Neat FM. 2 Parties, Former Presidential Candidate Support ECTwo political parties — the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) and the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) — and a former independent presidential candidate, Jacob Osei Yeboah (JOY), have backed the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters register. The PPP said the EC could not be denied the appropriate tools it genuinely needed to do a credible job, while the LPG said peace was priceless, hence the need for Ghanaians to rally behind the EC to compile a new biometric voters register. Mr Yeboah also called on all Ghanaians to support the acquisition of a biometric voter management system (BVMS) for the 2020 elections.

Source: GhanaWeb January 10, 2020 06:03 UTC